Former masontown woman charged with vehicular homicide
A former Masontown woman accused of homicide by vehicle was charged Thursday afternoon in the death of a Hibbs man last fall. Nicole Marie Divver of King George, Va., was charged with homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She was charged before Magisterial District Judge Randy Abraham.
Virginia law enforcement officials took Divver into custody last week after a tip led police to her home, Masontown Police Chief Richard Barron said.
Divver, 34, is accused of the homicide by vehicle death of Donald R. David in October, who was a passenger in her vehicle.
The crash occurred at 2:22 a.m. Oct. 22 at the intersection of North Main Street and Harbison Avenue in Masontown.
The 1988 Ford pickup truck Divver was driving sheared a utility pole and then overturned, according to police.
Officers Timothy Sheehan Scott Miller were able to get David out of the overturned vehicle, while Divver remained trapped in the truck, upside down, with her arm pinned under the vehicle.
Fayette EMS crews initially took David to the Uniontown Hospital. He later died as a result of severe head trauma, according to investigators.
Divver was remanded to the Fayette County Prison on $100,000 straight cash bond.
A preliminary hearing will be held before Magisterial District Judge Randy S. Abraham.