Brian Smith
Officials in Texas are searching for a woman indicted earlier this month on manslaughter and assault charges in Madison County.
Keiley Harrison, 24, is a Texas native who was living at an address on Churchill Drive in Richmond when she was indicted Sept. 17, said Col. Ed Robinson with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.
Harrison was indicted in connection with a May 27 accident on KY 52 in which her 1995 Chevrolet pickup truck collided head-on with a 1984 Ford pickup truck driven by Archie Hurley, 59, of Irvine.
Hurley died in the accident, while his wife Patsy, 45, suffered facial injuries in the crash. Police believe he was not wearing a seatbelt when the collision occurred.
Harrison was suspected of driving drunk in the crash, and a grand jury indicted her on charges of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and aggravated driving under the influence, second offense.
Robinson said Harrison was scheduled to surrender herself to authorities at the sheriff’s office at 9 a.m. Sept. 18, but fled to Texas instead.
Harrison has been entered in the National Crime Information Computer as a wanted person, Robinson said.
“Once the authorities in Texas find her, they’ll extradite her back here,” Robinson said.
If Harrison refuses to waive extradition, the governors of the two states will be required to negotiate her transfer back to Kentucky to face charges.
Harrison also is the defendant in a civil suit filed by Patsy Hurley seeking compensatory damages for medical and funeral expenses as a result of the crash.
The suit alleges Harrison was “operating her motor vehicle in a reckless, careless and negligent manner” prior to the crash.
Brian Smith may be reached at bsmith@richmondregister.com or at 624-6694.
