Ohio woman charged in fatal Mon-Fayette Expressway crash

Maciola B. Newman, a 72-year-old woman from Pickerington, Ohio, has been charged with felony homicide by vehicle following a fatal wrong-way crash on the Mon-Fayette Expressway.

According to state police, the incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. on July 14 in Fallowfield Township, Washington County. Newman was traveling north in the southbound lanes of the Route 43 toll road when she struck a vehicle driven by 24-year-old Jacob M. Huber of Ruffs Dale head-on. Huber died at the scene.

Newman and her passenger, 38-year-old Charles E. Newman, were trapped in their vehicle and required extraction by firefighters. Both were transported by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital with serious injuries.

In addition to the homicide charge, Newman faces misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. She was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond following her arraignment and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on October 22.