Woman Involved In Fatal Downtown Stop & Shop Parking Lot Crash To Be Arraigned Monday

Kathleen M. Featherston, 62, of Fairfield, Connecticut will be arraigned in Nantucket District Court on Monday on one charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and negligent operation of a motor vehicle after she fatally struck a woman in the downtown Stop & Shop parking lot this summer. 

Stacey J. Rosen, 62, of Atlantic Beach, NY, was walking in the parking lot on Monday, June 29th, around 1:25 p.m., when she was struck by the driver of a Rivian SUV. Rosen had to be removed from underneath the vehicle by first responders and was rushed to Nantucket Cottage Hospital. She was quickly transported by Medflight helicopter to a mainland hospital and "later died from the injuries sustained during the motor vehicle accident," Nantucket Police stated on Friday.

The motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation charge against Featherston is a misdemeanor under state law, as she was not charged with operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. She could face anywhere from 30 days to two and a half years in the house of corrections if found guilty, rather than two and a half years to 15 years in state prison under the felony version (i.e. motor vehicle homicide while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol).

It was announced in July that Rosen had passed away, and that charges would be pressed against Featherston in Nantucket District Court.