A woman who reportedly caused a wrong-way crash on St. Patrick's Day, killing a family of three, was indicted today for what the prosecutor is calling a "deliberate" act.
Abby Michaels, 21, was charged with six counts of murder, six counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of driving under the influence. She faces life in prison if convicted.
According to prosecutors, Michaels left a bar in Miamisburg intoxicated on Sunday, March 17. People at the bar advised her against driving, said Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr.
Michaels didn't listen to their cautions and proceeded to drive the wrong way down the northbound side of I-75, just south of Dayton near the Dryden Road exit, Heck said. Witnesses said she accelerated before her white Kia Forte hit a Toyota Camry head on.
Timmy Thompson, 51, Karen Thompson, 50, and their 10-year-old daughter, Tessa, were returning home from vacation to their Mason home when Michaels hit their car. All three of them died in the crash.
Heck said Michaels told people in advance that she planned to do this. He said it wasn't clear if this was a suicide attempt.
"This was not an accident," Heck said. "This defendant was upset and decided to take the action that she did. Evidence showed this defendant knew what she was doing and what she wanted to accomplish. Unfortunately, what she accomplished was wiping out and murdering this family."
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Michaels is currently in custody, Heck said. She will have her first court hearing on Tuesday, July 23 at 8:30 a.m.
Image credit for Michaels mug: https://www.wlwt.com/article/prosec...slammed-into-car-killing-family-of-3/28436395
Police: Wrong-way crash killing Mason family of three was 'intentional' and 'deliberate'
"Evidence showed this defendant knew what she was doing and what she wanted to accomplish," said Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr.
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