Driver charged in Sunday road fatality

Faulkner County prosecutors charged a Greenbrier woman with negligent homicide, reckless driving and driving while intoxicated Wednesday after a Quitman teenager riding with her was killed in a wreck at Greenbrier on Sunday.

Elisa Michelle "Lisa" Cornish, 20, of Arka Valley Road was still in county custody Wednesday night in lieu of $25,000 bond. Arkansas State Police say her passenger, Vincent Geerts, 16, of Quitman, was killed in the 9:15 p.m. accident after a 1997 Ford Taurus driven by Cornish failed to negotiate a curve northbound on Highway 25.

The Taurus went airborne off a clear and dry road and struck a tree, according to the ASP report. Prosecutors say Cornish, who was treated and released at Conway Regional Medical Center before being booked into jail, had a blood alcohol concentration level of at least .08 during the accident.

If convicted of negligent homicide, Cornish could be sentenced to 3-10 years in prison, according to Arkansas' normal sentencing guidelines.

Also at Faulkner County Circuit Court, probable cause has been found to charge six persons who appeared Wednesday:

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Otis Griffen, 41, Conway, 600 block of 6th Avenue failure to apear; felony third-degree domestic battery. Bond was denied pending a May 7 hearing. Division 1 bench trial was set for June 2.

Stase Cannon, 25, Mount Vernon, 1700 block of Highway 36 second-degree sexual assault. Bond was set at $10,000. Division 1 pretrial was set for July 31.

Cesar Eugene Davis, 39, Conway, 1600 block of Middle Road battery. Bond was set at $2,500. Division 1 pretrial was set for June 19.

Matthew S. Platt, 21, Greenbrier, 215 B South Broadview breaking or entering. Bond was set at $5,000. Division 1 pretrial was set for June 19.

George W. Myers, 35, Conway, 19 Woodlawn Drive felony hot check violation. Myers was ordered to be released on his own recognizance. Division 2 bench trial was set for May 8.

Flora Emilia Brizuela, 46, Conway, 2005 Keathley Drive forgery. A $25,000 bond amount set in another case was upheld. Division 3 pretrial is set for July 17.

(Staff writer Daniel Doyle can be reached by e-mail at daniel.doyle@thecabin.net or by phone at 505-1253)