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.
Monday, 05 March 2007 23:24