A Portsmouth woman faces murder charges after cops say she purposely hit a motorcyclist with her SUV after chasing him across the county.
The resulting fatal accident in New Boston led to a shutdown of US 52 that stopped traffic for several hours. Around 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, multiple people called 9-1-1 to report a woman in an SUV chasing a man on a motorcycle.
A detective later learned the woman had argued with the man near Swauger Valley Road in Minford. When he left the area, she chased him with an SUV at a high rate of speed down SR 823 to SR 140 to U.S. 52 in New Boson.
Horrifically, witnesses said she hit him near the CVS on Gallia, then ran over again and intentionally dragged him before running over him again. The victim, Darrell Scott Donahoe, age 44, died as a result of his injuries. The coroner transported his body to Montgomery County for forensic investigation.
New Boston Police, the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ohio State Patrol began an investigation.
Detectives arrested Brooklyn Frazie, 41, of Portsmouth for murder and reckless homicide. According to her Facebook posts, she was in a relationship with Donahoe for two and a half years. A relative of Donahoe contacted SCDN and said the victim had recently broken up with Ms. Frazie.
Her bond was set at $100,000 by the court. The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information should contact Detective Sergeant Jodi Conkel at 740-351-1091.
