A woman who repeatedly failed to take her prescription drugs that led to her suffering a medical emergency while behind the wheel when she struck and killed a postal worker delivering mail along a Greene County road three years ago was convicted Monday of causing the man’s death.
Tina Marie Phillips, 49, of Morris Township, dabbed tears from her eyes as Greene County President Judge Lou Dayich read his verdict in court finding her guilty of homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter following a two-day bench trial earlier this month.
Phillips was on trial for fatally striking Chad Varner on Oct. 25, 2021, as he delivered mail to 180 Andrews Road in Morris Township. Greene Regional police said Phillips was diabetic and had epilepsy, but she had not been taking her prescribed medications, which apparently led to her suffering a seizure moments before the crash. Varner, 49, of Spraggs, was walking a package to the house when Phillips veered far off the roadway and struck him with her car in the property’s yard
