CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A South Carolina woman is charged with DWI in connection with a fatal crash on I-77 that killed a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police dispatcher Thursday night.
CMPD said that Nicole Shieb was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended on I-77. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Shieb’s brother, CMPD Officer Christopher Shieb, was also in the vehicle and sustained minor injuries.
Trisha Ann Thompson, 36, of McConnells, S.C., was arrested and charged with DWI by NC Highway Patrol. Police said other charges may be pending against Thompson.
Nichole Shieb started as a telecommunicator with CMPD in July of 2012.