Woman Charged In Greyhound Crash That Killed Sacramento Man

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- The Fresno County district attorney has charged a woman accused of providing alcohol to the teenage driver who caused a deadly Greyhound bus crash.

Authorities say the arrest warrant issued Tuesday charges 22-year-old Michelle Kay Cole with purchasing an alcoholic beverage for a person under 21 resulting in death.

A California Highway Patrol report released earlier this month placed the sole blame for the crash on 18-year-old Sylvia Garay. Investigators say she was drunk when her SUV hit a concrete barrier and overturned on Highway 99 on July 22, 2010.

The oncoming bus struck the SUV, then tumbled down an embankment.

Garay, her two passengers and three people on the bus were killed including the bus driver, James Jewett of Sacramento.

Cole could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. A phone listing for her was disconnected.

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