GOODLAND ? A woman bound over for trial in a traffic accident that killed three people had been stopped twice for driving far above the speed limit about 90 minutes before the fatal crash.

Although her blood-alcohol content after the accident was measured at .265 percent, more than three times the legal limit, the trooper who stopped her said he couldn’t smell alcohol on her, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

After the three-hour hearing in Sherman County District Court, Jennifer Adams was bound over for trial on three counts of second-degree murder. Jurors who hear the case will also be able to consider alternative charges of involuntary manslaughter, Sherman County Atty. Bonnie Selby said.

Adams, 28, formerly of Edgewater, Colo., is also charged with aggravated battery, driving under the influence and having an open container. According to testimony at the hearing, a bottle of vodka that was at least half empty was found in her car.

The car driven by Adams crashed into the rear of a sport utility vehicle about 5:30 p.m. on June 11, just west of the Sherman-Thomas County line. The crash killed three Goodland residents: Mary Wyant, 55, her mother, Aline Becker, 85, and her daughter, Christine Williams, 35. Williams’ son and daughter were injured.

Master Trooper Terry Stithem of the Kansas Highway Patrol testified that he stopped Adams for speeding twice within about five miles, once at 96 mph and the other time at 104 mph.

The first stop was about five miles west of WaKeeney, the second about three miles east of Collyer, in Trego County. In both instances, he testified, he observed her closely and she was able to sort through her wallet to find her driver’s license and proof of insurance card without fumbling.

At the time of the accident, Adams was on leave from her job as a third-grade teacher. She is free on $100,000 bond. A trial date has not been set.