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It has been discovered that Tammy Brewer, the Louisville EMT had methadone in her system on the night she is accused of causing an accident that killed a patient.

The commonwealth attorney's discovery revealed that a blood test taken the night of the accident confirms that Brewer did have methadone in her system. The Kentucky State Police Lab conducted the test and found that Brewer had a "therapeutic" amount of methadone in her system.

Discovery documents reveal that Brewer was not seeking treatment at the nearest methadone clinic at the time of the crash.

A Kentucky State Police investigation did reveal that in the year prior to the accident, Brewer had 19 new prescriptions that were filled at 11 different pharmacies by different providers for pain killers and muscle relaxers including xanax, vicodin and klonopin.

An internal investigation by EMS revealed that paramedic Greg Gavin, Brewer's partner has sent a text message to another paramedic saying that Brewer was "loopy" and not in a condition to drive.

The family of Tammy Brewer is now suing the ambulance driver and three EMT's.

Today a Louisville Metro EMT, Tammy Brewer, will be arraigned on several charges including murder and driving under the influence. The charges stem from an April 2008 accident that resulted in the death of Vicki Whobrey, a patient being transported by Brewer to the hospital. While transporting Whobrey, Brewer ran into a telephone pole and struck a fence. Witnesses stated that prior to the accident, Brewer was acting "loopy" and that she admitted to taking pills because she wasn't feeling well.

While Brewer said after the accident that she would submit to drug testing, investigators state that she left before the tests were complete. Brewer has been suspended without pay from the city.