PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Floyd County judge has set a $200,000 full-cash bond for a Prestonsburg woman accused of striking and seriously injuring a pedestrian earlier this year.
Julia Vanderpool, 55, was indicted in July on charges of first-degree assault and first-offense DUI following a May 30 crash on KY 1428.
Kentucky State Police testified that Vanderpool’s vehicle left the westbound side of the road before striking the pedestrian, who was cutting grass at the time.
A KSP detective testified during a bond hearing that blood testing showed Xanax and methamphetamine in Vanderpool’s system. Vanderpool had also reported taking Neurontin and Xanax.
Vanderpool was initially released from jail after posting a $25,000 bond on June 5. However, Judge Johnny Ray Harris revoked that bond on Aug. 7 and ordered her held without bond pending further court action.
Prosecutors later requested a $150,000 full-cash bond, while the defense sought $25,000. Harris ultimately set the bond at $200,000 full cash, with home incarceration and pretrial monitoring required if she is released.
