Boise Mother Has Record Of Traffic Tickets Speed Will Be Considered In Fatal Accident Investigation

The Boise mother whose 1-year-old daughter was killed by an air bag has received four traffic tickets in Ada County since 1994, state records show.

Three of Rebecca Blackman’s tickets were for speeding. How fast the 21-year-old was driving will be considered in the investigation of last Tuesday’s accident.

Witnesses say Blackman rearended another car as she pulled into a Boise store’s parking lot.

Boise police last week said they found skid marks behind Blackman’s 1996 Volkswagen Jetta.

The passenger-side air bag deployed when the cars collided, decapitating Alexandra Greer.

“The investigation we hope will pinpoint the cause of the accident and the death, to identify any criminal violations by the drivers,” Boise Police Lt. Jim Tibbs said.

“It has nothing to do with what happened,” said her father, Jim Blackman.

Last week, Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg said the baby was riding in a child-safety seat, but the seat was not belted down.

The girl was decapitated as she was thrown forward into an air bag exploding with a 200-mph force, he said.

Blackman insists the seat belt was fastened during the accident and she unbuckled it afterward.

During the past two years, Blackman has racked up 13 points on her driving record from traffic offenses. Six points were recorded during the past year.

Twelve points in one year results in a 30-day license suspension, and 24 points in three years means a 180-day suspension.

State records show the speeding offenses, and one for driving on the wrong side of the road in Boise.

In each case, she pleaded guilty and paid a fine.