Woman That Killed Motorcyclist and Then Fled Scene Has Trial Date Set
Tuesday, 06 March 2007
A trial was set yesterday for Tamara Lou Wilson,
the 48-year-old woman charged with killing a motorcyclist then fleeing the
scene last summer, according to El Dorado County Superior Court records. Wilson is charged with nearly two dozen felony counts, including
vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence, hit and run and resisting
arrest. She remains in custody on $10 million bail. The Amador County woman was arrested July 16
after slamming head-on into a motorcycle driven by Gregory Clyde Shannon,
who was killed on Highway 49 near Crystal Boulevard, authorities said. Wilson was taken into custody
near the Amador County line after driving about six mile on the under carriage
of her car after hitting Shannon and fleeing the scene. The torn undercarriage of her
vehicle spewed sparks as she continued down the road 6 to 7 miles before
she finally abandoned the truck and attempted to flee. The sparks started as many as 12
fires along her route including one that destroyed a home along Hwy 49. She was found hiding in brush
along the road by a Calaveras County Sheriff’s department canine unit.