Woman Charged In Deadly February Crash

PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A Pittsburgh woman is free on non-monetary bond after she was arraigned on charges of vehicular homicide, DUI, reckless driving and speeding charges earlier today. Allison Matthew is charged in connection with the deadly crash on Feb. 6 on Route 51. The crash claimed the life of her 26-year-old cousin, Katherine Barvilchak, who police say was a passenger in Matthew’s car. According to the criminal complaint, Matthew was driving 101.9 miles per hour when she failed to negotiate a left-hand curve, lost control of the car, hit some landscape rocks, went airborne, took out a utility pole and flipped over. She and her cousin were both thrown from the vehicle. Barvilchak was pronounced dead at the scene. Matthew was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She survived the crash. Police say Matthew’s blood-alcohol level was also more than two times the legal limit, listed in the court papers at 0.184%. On the night of Feb. 6, after playing beer pong with friends in Brentwood, Barvilchak got into a car with her cousin.