PORT ANGELES — A 31-year-old Port Angeles woman involved in a fatal wreck in 2009 was sentenced Wednesday to 216 hours of community service for driving under the influence.
Lovera M. Blackcrow had a blood-alcohol level of 0.123 the night a motorcycle crashed into her Ford Expedition, killing its passenger, Shelly M. Bartlett of Sequim.
The engine of her car had died as she was turning onto Dry Creek Road on Aug. 16, 2009.
Blackcrow was charged with vehicular homicide but was acquitted by a jury last month.
The driver of the motorcycle, Roger D. Mallicott of Port Angeles, also was drunk, according to police.
The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office dropped a vehicular homicide charge against Mallicott in December.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John Troberg said he could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mallicott caused Bartlett’s death.
Mallicott still faces a DUI charge from the wreck. He will be tried in Clallam County District Court on Wednesday.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.
