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Woman charged with vehicular homicide gets separate DUI chargeMon, 07/16/2007 - 12:19pm
By: John Munford
A woman charged two weeks ago with misdemeanor vehicular homicide stemming from a fatal crash in Peachtree City in March was arrested early Saturday morning for DUI, Peachtree City police said. Melissa Painter, 24, of Fayetteville was pulled over at 1:40 a.m. on Ga. Highway 54 near Prime Point, and she registered a .10 blood alcohol reading on the department’s calibrated machine, said Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray. Painter was charged last week with two counts of vehicular homicide stemming from the March 28 crash that killed Leonard Dunn and John Minaberry, both of Fayetteville. Dunn and Minaberry were driving north on Ga. Highway 74 in Dunn’s older model Porsche Targa when Painter, going south on Hwy. 74, attempted to turn left onto Aberdeen Parkway, police said. The crash occurred as Painter's car pulled into the path of Dunn's vehicle, police said. When the officer pulled Painter’s 1995 Chevy Monte Carlo over Saturday morning, it was also discovered that her husband, Richard Painter, 28, had an open container of alcohol, Murray said. Mr. Painter was issued a citation for that charge, Murray said. login to post comments |