Raber trial begins

The trial of Lesley Raber for aggravated homicide by vehicle began on Tuesday morning as 60 of her fellow Crook County residents arrived at the courthouse for a morning of jury screening. The 12-person jury was seated around 2 p.m. for opening statements.

Raber pled not guilty to the homicide charge last August after an incident in which she allegedly pulled out onto U.S. 212 near milepost 19 and collided with a trike motorcycle, causing the death of its rider, 54-year-old Nancy Robinson of Bloomfield, Indiana.

According to court reports, Raber claimed she had been with her family at the “2U”...