Charges filed in accident that claimed infant?s life

The Cheboygan County prosecutor?s office filed a felony complaint with the 89th District Court Jan. 13, charging Sigrid Watson-Hurd, 29, of Rogers City with the offense of negligent homicide.

The charge stems from a traffic collision occurring on August 13, 2010 in Koehler Township, Cheboygan County. The allegation is that Watson-Hurd was operating her gray Chevrolet Lumina eastbound on M-68 and failed to stop for a vehicle making a turn in the roadway ? striking the vehicle.

The collision resulted in the death of Savannah Kirk who was seven weeks old, a passenger in the other vehicle.

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The investigation, conducted by deputy Matt LaCross of the Cheboygan County Sheriff?s Department, revealed that Watson-Hurd was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol and had not been using her cell phone.

Watson-Hurd turned herself into the Cheboygan County Sheriff?s Department last Friday, and is scheduled to appear in the 89th District Court for a pretrial Monday. A preliminary examination has been scheduled for Feb. 2.

The crime of negligent homicide carries a maximum punishment of two years incarceration.

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