PONTIAC (AP) -- A Michigan judge has ordered a murder trial for a 23-year-old woman accused of starting a fatal high-speed chase in a Facebook feud with a woman over the affections of a prison inmate.
Oakland County 50th District Court Judge Cynthia Walker says there's enough evidence to try Torrie Emery for second-degree murder in the July 21 death of 21-year-old Alesha Abernathy.
A phone message seeking comment was left for defense lawyer Michael J. McCarthy.
Police say Emery saw rival Danielle Booth in the passenger seat of Abernathy's car and gave chase.
They say Emery's 3-year-old daughter was riding with her when she rammed Abernathy's car, which sped through an intersection and struck a dump truck. Abernathy died, and Booth was critically hurt.
Published: Tue, Sep 28, 2010
