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LISBON -- The driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian and then fleeing the scene the evening of Feb. 4 on Bradshaw Avenue in East Liverpool is now facing felony charges, including aggravated vehicular homicide.
Tracy C. Quimby, 34, Jackman Street, East Liverpool, was served Thursday with the secret indictment issued last month by the Columbiana County Grand Jury. The charges, all third-degree felonies, include aggravated vehicular homicide and three counts of failure to stop after an accident.
The indictment alleges that Quimby caused the death of Braidy Ingram, 64, of East Liverpool while operating a 2015 Nissan Rogue Sport and fled the scene without notifying police about the vehicle/pedestrian crash.
Quimby was released from jail on a $100,000 recognizance bond, with arraignment set for 1 p.m. July 30.
According to the accident report, Ingram was walking northbound from a home in the 700 block of Bradshaw Avenue into the road before being struck by the eastbound vehicle driven by Quimby, who then continued traveling east, failing to stop after the crash at 7:47 p.m. Feb. 4. Alcohol was not involved, but the report listed unsafe speed as a contributing circumstance, with the speed listed as 40 mph in a posted 25 mph zone. The report also listed improper crossing as a contributing circumstance.
Quimby and her passengers, which included two adults and two children, were uninjured. Ingram was transported by East Liverpool Fire to East Liverpool City Hospital and died.
When asked why there were three different counts of failure to stop after an accident, Columbiana County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Ryan Weikart explained the charges represent three different sections of the statute.
In this case, Quimby allegedly left the scene, failed to stay when someone was injured and failed to talk to police. The indictment noted for all three of the failure to stop after an accident counts that the accident resulted in the death of a person.
According to Weikart, if convicted, Quimby could face a maximum of 60 months or five years in prison for the aggravated vehicular homicide and a maximum 36 months or three years in prison for each count of failure to stop after an accident, although the three counts would likely merge for sentencing. She could also face a license suspension of at least three years with the possibility of a lifetime suspension.
East Liverpool Police handled the investigation. According to previous published reports, police later found the vehicle from the accident parked on Wilbert Street and found the driver and her passengers. The city also had assistance from Liverpool Township and St. Clair Township police departments and an Ohio State Highway Patrol accident reconstructionist.
The country prosecutor's office also assisted.
(Staff Writer Kristi Garabrandt contributed to this report)