Overview
- Nantucket police charged 62‑year‑old Kathleen M. Featherston with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and negligent operation of a motor vehicle on July 10 after a two‑car crash in a downtown Stop & Shop parking lot.
- Officers found a woman pinned under a vehicle after the June 29 collision, and the injured woman, Stacey J. Rosen of Atlantic Beach, N.Y., later died at Nantucket Cottage Hospital.
- Police say prosecutors delayed filing charges while they sought possible technical evidence from the involved vehicle through its manufacturer, slowing the transition from investigation to criminal case.
- Photographs published in coverage show officers examining what appears to be a Rivian SUV at the scene and Rivian did not immediately comment to reporters.
- The case remains pending further legal proceedings and investigation, and the charging decision underscores growing challenges for investigators who must obtain manufacturer‑held vehicle data to reconstruct crashes.