Bail doubled in Geyserville collision that killed two

<p>A San Francisco woman facing 20 years in prison pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from a July 18 crash that killed two elderly Cloverdale women.</p><p>Although her bail was doubled to $200,000 Wednesday, Lindsay Murray-Mazany, 27, remains out of jail after posting additional bail.</p><p>Murray-Mazany, flanked by her parents from Kansas, appeared anxious while waiting for the court hearing, her arms crossed tensely.</p><p>An administrative assistant for a real estate company, she was charged with two counts each of vehicular manslaughter and felony drunken driving after broadsiding the older women's car after an afternoon of wine tasting.</p><p>The two women who were killed, Bev Jones and Nancy "Sue" McBride, both 77, were in a group of five friends on a Sunday afternoon outing.</p><p>They had just seen a matinee performance of "The Full Monty" by Summer Repertory Theater at Santa Rosa Junior College and were en route to dinner in Geyserville about 5:30 p.m. when their car was struck.</p><p>Authorities said Murray-Mazany had been wine tasting with her boyfriend, his father and another man when she apparently continued straight at a 90-degree turn on Geyserville Avenue just east of Highway 101, crashing into the older women's Subaru Forester.</p><p>In addition to killing Jones and McBride, the crash left driver Katherine Hinzman, 56, seriously injured. Two other passengers, Barbara King, 70, and Alice Sheperia, 82, also were injured, authorities said.</p><p>Murray-Mazany's blood-alcohol level at the time was reported as 0.1 percent, the District Attorney's Office said. A driver with blood alcohol of 0.08 percent or higher is considered to be driving under the influence.</p><p>In addition to the four felonies, Murray-Mazany faces enhanced sentencing for causing great bodily injury to victims over age 70.</p><p>Murray-Mazany spent two nights in jail before posting bond for $100,000 bail.</p><p>Prosecutors had said they would seek bail of $260,000 Wednesday, but compromised on $200,000 after talks with her lawyer, Chris Andrian.</p><p>As a condition of bail, Judge Rene Chouteau ordered Murray-Mazany to refrain from driving and from drinking. He also told her she would have to submit to random drug and alcohol testing and would be subject to searches of her home and workplace.</p><p>You can reach Staff Writer Mary Callahan at 521-5249 or mary.callahan@pressdemocrat.com.</p>