Tuesday, May 18, 1999
Road-rage driver may go back to jail
Judge released her to care for sick child
BY DAN HORN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A judge will decide next week whether to send Tracie Alfieri back to prison to finish her sentence for causing a “road rage” accident in 1996.
The Mount Washington woman was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide two years ago in the first case involving Ohio's fetal homicide law.
Although she was sentenced to 18 months in prison, Judge Patrick Dinkelacker released Mrs. Alfieri 13 months early so she could be with her sick child.
At the time, the judge said he would allow the 25-year-old woman to remain free while she appealed her conviction.
Her appeal was rejected by the Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals and was refused consideration last week by the Ohio Supreme Court.
With her appellate options exhausted, Mrs. Alfieri will return to Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on May 25 for another sentencing hearing.
Judge Dinkelacker will decide whether to impose the original sentence, throw out the remaining 13 months or sentence her to probation.
Mrs. Alfieri's attorney could not be reached for comment Monday.
She was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault for causing the No vember 1996 accident that injured 29-year-old Rene Andrews and killed her unborn child.
During her trial, prosecutors described Mrs. Alfieri's case as an example of “road rage,” the term used to describe hostile, aggressive acts on the highway.
They said she became agitated at Mrs. Andrews, cut her off in traffic and slammed on her brakes.
Prosecutors said that caused Mrs. Andrews to skid out of control and into the back of a parked truck.
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