A preliminary hearing is scheduled for an Ada woman facing a first degree manslaughter charge as the result of a fatal traffic collision that killed a Prague man.
Formal charges were filed in Lincoln County District Court on Apr. 21 against Haley Jordan Price, 30, and she also was charged with feloniously driving while under the influence of alcohol.
A $30,000 bench warrant originally was filed for her arrest the same day the charges were filed.
The warrant was returned and filed on April 30. Special Judge Emily Mueller ordered the $30,000 remain in effect and ordered Price to make her initial appearance at 1:30 p.m. on May 27.
Judge Mueller, on Aug. 12, scheduled a preliminary hearing for Price at 1:30 p.m on Sep. 30 and took under advisement the bench warrant until that date.
The first degree manslaughter charge accuses Price on about Oct. 26, 2020 of engaging in a misdemeanor.
She reportedly was driving a 2014 Honda CRV while her driving privileges were suspended and her vehicle crossed the center line, colliding with a 2010 Toyota Tacoma driven by Tommy Rogers.
A probable cause affidavit filed in the case states Rogers died the following evening from the injuries he sustained in the collision.
Rogers was 81.
Supplemental information filed by prosecutors shows that on March 8, 2013, Price was convicted in Pontotoc County of the misdemeanor offense of DUI.
The affidavit states that Price had a previous DUI conviction in Pontotoc County on Sep. 17, 2010, in addition to her conviction on May 8, 2013 in that county. In both convictions, she received suspended sentences.