A hearing in Dayton on Monday will determine if there is enough evidence to try a Stagecoach woman on felony drunken driving charges in a June 18 accident in which one person was killed and four others injured.
Mary Ellen Walker, 53, is being held in the Lyon County Jail on suspicion of DUI causing death in the killing of Linda Humes, 57, of Fernley.
According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, Walker was attempting to cross Apache Drive at Highway 50 East in Stagecoach when she failed to yield to an eastbound Ford Explorer driven by Alan Pusatero, 58, of Fernley at 11:57 p.m.
Pusatero's vehicle overturned several times, ejecting Humes. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fonda Pusatro, 57; Phillip Cattaneo, 54; and Loretta Cattaneo were also passengers in the Ford Explorer. They, along with Alan Pusatero, were taken to Washoe Medical Center by helicopter or ambulance.
Walker is being held on $100,000 bail.
• Contact reporter F.T. Norton at ftnorton@nevadaappeal.com or 881-1213.
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