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Mount Olivet council member in trouble again
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 11:43 PM EST
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| Nicole L. Silvey, 27, of Mount Olivet was arrested Saturday morning after a traffic incident near Brooksville. |
Nicole L. Silvey, 27, of Mount Olivet was arrested Saturday morning after a traffic incident near Brooksville.
According to police, Silvey was allegedly driving a 2006 Ford Mustang on Brooksville-Germantown Road after 1 a.m., when she failed to negotiate a curve and struck Bauer Brothers Garage. The accident was reported to the building owners around 1:30 a.m. and Kentucky State Police Trooper David Holland responded to the scene after a wrecker service attempted to retrieve the vehicle.
"A neighbor called me and told me about it so Bill (Bauer) and I came on down," said Al Bauer, co-owner of the business. "I called (Bracken 911) dispatch and had them call KSP."
According to Bauer, he was told by the neighbor that Silvey, her car still embedded in the garage building, had allegedly left the scene with a man in a truck, but returned to the scene in the same truck along with a tow truck from another towing business.
"She put it right into the office area. The wall and doors are damaged and windows were broken," said Bauer. "They wanted to tow it away and never called the police about the accident."
Insurance adjusters had been to the business Tuesday and advised the Bauers to get more estimates on the cost of repairs, said Bauer.
"It's a mess. There are thousands of dollars in damage, but it will be a little longer before we have a total," said Bauer.
Silvey was charged with DUI and being in possession of an open alcohol container in a vehicle. She was taken to Mason County Detention Center where she was processed and released on $2,500 unconditional bond.
Her car was impounded by KSP.
In May, 2007, Silvey was arrested after attempting to flee from police in the same car. In that incident, Silvey passed a Mason County deputy at a high rate of speed in May's Lick, at times with her headlights off, and was eventually caught after the vehicle's taillights were spotted in a private driveway.
Silvey was charged with reckless operation of a vehicle and fleeing and evading police. When Silvey appeared in Mason County District Court following her arrest in May, the charges were elevated to first-degree wanton endangerment and first-degree fleeing and evading police, making the offenses class D felonies with possible jail time of 1-5 years, if convicted.
In December, 2007, District Court Judge W. Todd Walton II sentenced Silvey, on reduced charges of second-degree wanton endangerment, to 90 days in jail, to serve seven days with credit for time served; the balance was conditionally discharged after two years. On the charge of fleeing or evading police, she also received a sentence of 90 days, served consecutive with the endangerment charge, to serve seven days with credit for time served and the balance conditionally discharged.
In Mount Olivet, Mayor Karen Beagle reserved comment on the situation until she was able to consult with the city attorney.
"This is the first I have heard about it," said Beagle.
Silvey is also a teacher who formerly worked in the Bracken County school system.
Because she appeared in Bracken County District Court Tuesday without an attorney, her arraignment was postponed until Feb. 12.
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