Driver In Fatal Wrong Way Crash Sentenced

A Washington woman who pleaded guilty to driving the wrong way on Interstate 79 and killing another driver received her sentence on Tuesday. Kristina Coyne, 28 pleaded guilty to felony homicide by vehicle and misdemeanor reckless endangerment and driving under the influence charges on March 10. Coyne will spend the next 3-6 years in state prison for her role in the death of 56 year old Holly Ann Davis of Canonsburg. Coyne was found to be driving in the wrong direction on Interstate 79 in October of 2021. Her car collided with Davis’s car travelling at a speed of at least 70 miles per hour. Evidence showed that Coyne was at Frankie I’s restaurant in North Strabane Township before the accident. Coyne’s blood alcohol content was 0.2% when she was treated for her injuries at a hospital. Victim impact statements were delivered during the hearing. Davis’s son Jamar Davis delivered an emotional statement indicating that he forgives Coyne for his mother’s death but related how his younger brother had to go through his final year of high school without his mother. He related how his young child adored his grandmother and Coyne will never know the family’s loss. Coyne entered the courtroom in tears. During the impact statements she was seen crying and her hand shaking uncontrollably. Coyne delivered her own allocution statement. Her emotional statement said that she has spent the last 534 days regretting her decision to get behind the wheel and causing Holly Ann Davis’s death. She admitted regret and took responsibility for her actions and knows that she will never be able to bring back their loved one or do anything to ease the pain. A weeping Coyne was led away from the courtroom in handcuffs immediately following the hearing.