Charges were held against a Hempfield man charged with the death of a Derry Borough woman in a crash in 2022.
The Trib reports that a preliminary hearing was held yesterday for 29-year-old Heath Richards, who is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI and other crimes connected with the June 11th crash that killed 61-year-old Karen Botteicher.
The crash happened on Route 130 between East Pittsburgh Street and Route 30. Police said that Richards was driving a Ford pickup when it collided head-on with Botteicher’s car, and that he was under the influence at the time.
A formal arraignment is set for June.
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