A Sea Cliff woman was indicted on charges related to causing the death of a motorcyclist after driving drunk and crashing into a utility pole in June 2022, the Nassau County district attorney announced.

Susannah Smith, 22, was allegedly drunk and texting while driving her 2014 Ford Focus northbound on Cedar Swamp Road before driving off the roadway and crashing into a utility pole, District Attorney Anne Donnelly said, according to the charges.

After the crash, which happened around midnight on June 15, 2022, the pole was downed, causing wires to be strewn across the roadway and power to go out. 

Milton Diaz, 34, struck one of the downed power lines on his 2006 Honda motorcycle before falling off and suffering “significant trauma,” Donnelly said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:14 a.m. 

“This defendant was allegedly intoxicated and texting with a friend after picking up pizza when she veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole, scattering power lines onto the roadway and cutting the lights,” Donnelly said in a statement. “Milton Diaz did not see the hazards that this defendant allegedly created as he drove by and tragically struck one of the downed lines, causing him to fall off his motorcycle to his death. Our thoughts remain with Milton’s family and friends as we prosecute this case.”

Smith needed assistance from the Brookville Police Department to exit her vehicle and was taken to Nassau University Medical Center to treat her injuries. She was arrested on June 16, 2022. 

Efforts to reach Smith’s lawyer, Karen Johnston, were unavailing.