NOT GUILTY OH - Abby Marie Michaels, 21, slammed car wrong way into family, killing 3, Moraine, 17 Mar 2019

[LadyL]

A grand jury indicted Abby Marie Michaels of Xenia with six counts of murder and a count of operating a vehicle while under the influence in connection with the March 17, 2019, crash on Interstate 75 in Moraine that left a couple and their daughter dead

Heck said prosecutors would seek a bond of at least $1 million. Michaels faces life in prison if convicted.

21-year-old woman accused of deliberately slamming car into family, killing 3

 

[LadyL]

The people in the Toyota, Timmy Thompson, his wife, Karen, and their daughter, Tessa, 10, were returning home from vacation. "All lost their lives as a result of this defendant’s deliberate and outrageous actions," Heck said.

21-year-old woman accused of deliberately slamming car into family, killing 3

 

[PastTense]

"According to the Dayton Daily News, Michaels’ blood alcohol content was not a contributing factor to the crash and the ultimate death of the Thompson family.

“This was not an accident. This defendant was upset and decided to take the action that she did,” Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck said during a news conference. “Evidence shows this defendant knew what she was doing and what she wanted to accomplish.”

The evidence Heck was referring to was the phone conversations Michaels had with her husband who told authorities she was hoping to commit suicide by driving into oncoming traffic, as well as the witnesses who saw Michaels’ car accelerate throughout her stunt.

“Witnesses indicate the defendant never slowed and was actually accelerating when she struck the victims’ vehicle head-on. The victims … all lost their lives as a result of this defendant’s deliberate and outrageous actions,” Heck said."
Abby Marie Michaels: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

The trial for Abby Michaels, 24, was previously scheduled to begin in February but will now start on August 1, 2022.

Trial moved for driver in St. Patrick’s Day triple fatal wrong-way crash

 

[JerseyGirl]

New trial date set for suspect in deadly wrong-way crash

A new trial date has been set for the woman accused of driving the wrong way on I-75 and killing a family of three.

www.wlwt.com

The new trial is set to start June 5.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Driver intentionally drove on wrong side of I-75 in crash that killed 3, prosecution claims

A motion granted Friday dismissed four charges against Abby Michaels: three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and an OVI

www.fox19.com

 

[LadyL]

Driver intentionally drove on wrong side of I-75 in crash that killed 3, prosecution claims

A motion granted Friday dismissed four charges against Abby Michaels: three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and an OVI

www.fox19.com

thanks for the update
I forgot about this case

 

[JerseyGirl]

Prosecution rests in trial over fatal 2019 wrong-way crash: Day 2

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — After a first day that saw her ex-husband testify, the trial of Abby Michaels continues Tuesday at the Montgomery County Courthouse. Michaels has pleaded not guilty to s…

www.wdtn.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Abby Michaels trial: Reconstruction of 2019 crash found high acceleration, little braking

Abby Michaels faces six counts of murder and three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in the wrong-way I-75 collision that killed Mason residents Timmy and Karen Thompson and their 10-year-old daughter, Tessa, on March 17, 2019.

www.daytondailynews.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Abby Michaels Trial: Psychiatrist says seizures, childhood trauma were factors night of deadly crash

The trial continued Wednesday for a woman accused of deliberately driving the wrong way on I-75 killing a Mason family.

www.whio.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Woman accused of driving wrong way, killing Mason family found not guilty on all charges

A woman accused of intentionally driving the wrong way on I-75 in 2019 and killing a Mason family has been found not guilty on murder and aggravated vehicular homicide charges.

www.wlwt.com

 

[tara83]

I don't agree with this verdict at all.

 

[IceIce9]

I don't agree with this verdict at all.

Virtually no one does. I have never seen people on twitter nearly 100% united in their opinion like this verdict.

I was shocked.

I think the result would have been different with a jury trial instead of a bench trial.

No justice for the murdered family.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Judge speaks after finding Abby Michaels ‘not guilty’ on all counts

In his decision, Judge Dankof chastised the prosecution, the media and the investigation in the trial stemming from the wrong way crash that killed a family of three in 2019.

www.wdtn.com

 

[IceIce9]

Judge speaks after finding Abby Michaels ‘not guilty’ on all counts

In his decision, Judge Dankof chastised the prosecution, the media and the investigation in the trial stemming from the wrong way crash that killed a family of three in 2019.

www.wdtn.com

From the article:

In the 4-day bench trial, the prosecution tried to prove Michaels intentionally drove the wrong way, arguing a text message she sent her ex-husband saying, “Goodbye, I love you, I’m dying now,” proved her intent.

Judge Dankof did not buy it, saying, “On its face, the text certainly does not even hint at a plan to drive into oncoming traffic.”

The judge also admonished the ex-husband’s testimony that Michaels planned to kill herself by driving the wrong way to be “untrue and unworthy of belief”.