A 32-year-old Boardman woman has been indicted by a Mahoning County Grand Jury on nine counts, all related to the Jan. 10 death of 23-year-old Taylor Duvall, of 707 East Pasadena, Youngstown, Oh.
      Duvall was a passenger in a red Honda Civic police say was driven by Nicole Mitchell, 125 Argyle Ave., that was discovered at Zedaker St. and Compton Lane in Youngstown with Duvall hanging out of the front passenger window.
      According to police, both Mitchell and Duvall had drugs in their system at the time of the crash.
      Mahoning County Deputy Coroner Dr. Joseph Ohr said that Duvall died of “devastating head and neck injuries” when the Honda rolled onto its side, leaving Duvall underneath the vehicle, as it skidded along an icy roadway after hitting a cement wall and flipping over on its side.
      Duvall had cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in her system at the time of the crash.
      A Boardman police source said that Michell was driving under the influence of alcohol, cocaine and marihuana when her car was involved in the deadly crash.
      The Honda, owned by Mitchell, was the subject of a brief police pursuit after a reported theft at Walgreens, corner Rt. 224 and Market St., according to Ptl. Anthony Ciccotelli, of the Boardman Police Department.
      Due to poor road conditions, Officer Ciccotelli called-off the pursuit.
      “The driver of the vehicle was found hiding underneath a small plastic swimming pool in the rear yard of 885 Compton Lane by [Boardman] police officer Daryn Tallman who followed fresh footprints in the snow,” Officer Ciccotelli said, adding the keys to the car were found on the ground next to Mitchell.
      Atty. J. Gerald Ingram has been retained to represent Mitchell on the charges against her.
      They include one count of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, one count of reckless homicide, hree counts of operating a motor vehicle while impaired, one count of theft and one count of fail ure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer.
      Following the theft at Walgreens, Boardman police were advised to be on the lookout for a red Honda Civic.
      “I observed the vehicle stopped...on South Ave. at Midlothian Blvd... and it matched the description of the suspect vehicle,” Officer Ciccotelli said.
      “A traffic stop was initiated...The vehicle ignored my emergency lights...I made the decision to terminate the pursuit,” Officer Ciccotelli said, noting the Honda “started to really exceed the safe speed for road conditions.”
      The pursuit began shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Jan. 10, when police answered the call of a shoplifting incident at Walgreens, where $86.99 worth of merchandise was reported stolen, including $26.99 worth of diapers and 10 containers of deodorant.
      “ The Walgreen’s shopping basket and numerous merchandise was observed in the vehicle and on the roadway at the scene of the crash,” Officer Ciccotelli said.
      Mitchell faces a maximum sentence of at least 40 years in jail and more than $20,000 in fines on the charges, as well as a lifetime driving ban.
      PICTURED: Nicole Mitchell, at left, faces jail time of more than 40 years in the Jan. 10, drug-related death of Taylor Duvall, at right. Duvall died when the car Mitchell was driving flipped onto its side, dragging Duvall underneath the car. Duvall suffered massive head and neck injuries. Mitchell was found nearby, hiding underneath a small, plastic swimming pool, Boardman police said.