Bowers Arraigned in Fatal Crash

The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office says a Zanesville woman facing multiple charges including aggravated vehicular homicide appeared in court Wednesday. 24-year-old Heather Bowers went before Common Pleas Judge Mark Fleegle and entered a not guilty plea to two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, four counts of aggravated vehicular assault and two counts of operating vehicle under the influence. The Zanesville Highway Patrol says on November 15th of 2013, Bowers was traveling west on County Road 66, failed to negotiate a curve, and drove off the right side of the road striking several trees. The Patrol says one of three passengers in the vehicle, Michael Allen Miller Jr. of Zanesville died in the crash. Judge Fleegle continued Bowers bond as set at $100,000.