Trial upcoming for Jonesboro woman involved in deadly wreck

FAYETTEVILLE - A woman who led police on a 22-mile chase that ended with the death of a bystander faces trial December second. <br> <br> Thirty-seven-year-old Lorraine McCrary of Jonesboro made her first appearance today in Fayette County Superior Court. She pleaded innocent to charges of murder, vehicular homicide and a number of traffic violations. <br> <br> McCrary did not speak at the hearing and is confined to a wheelchair. She is recovering from injuries sustained in the wreck that ended the chase July 27 and is being held in the medical unit of the Fulton County Jail. <br> <br> Her lawyer, Jerry Boykin, said McCrary should be released on bond because she needs more medical care and is not a flight risk because of her injuries, which include partial paralysis. <br> <br> A bond hearing is scheduled for November 26 before Judge Johnnie Caldwell. <br> <br> McCrary also faces charges including fleeing and attempting to elude an officer, speeding, two counts of reckless conduct and ten counts of forgery in the second degree. <br> <br> Authorities chased McCrary through three counties after she fled when police stopped her for questioning about a minor accident. Her vehicle crashed in Peachtree City, killing the driver of a van, 41-year-old Chuck Vicha. <br> <br> Vicha&#39;s mother, Alice Vicha, attended the hearing and said afterwards that she&#39;s now an advocate for regulations to reduce the number of police chases.