Uniontown, PA: Trial set to begin for western Pa. man accused of killing wife by running over her with car

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: November 07, 2011 - 9:42 pm
Last Updated: November 07, 2011 - 9:42 pm

Uniontown, Pa. — Opening statements are slated Tuesday afternoon in the trial of a southwestern Pennsylvania man accused of having killed his wife by running her down with his car.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/rFljL1 ) says a jury was seated Monday in Fayette County to hear the criminal homicide case against 47-year-old Ronald Higinbotham of Brownsville.

State police allege that he ran over 30-year-old Carmen Higinbotham on Route 40 in June 2009. Prosecutors say the two were having marital problems and friends said she planned to leave him.

Police said the defendant told them that he ran over his wife accidentally after she jumped from the moving car during an argument and he didn't stop to help her because he was afraid.