A Larksville woman was charged with homicide Tuesday after she allegedly hit and killed a Plains Township man with her car.

Erik Vannucchi, 19, was pronounced dead early Tuesday at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, Chief Deputy Coroner William Lisman said. Vannucchi had been hit by a car around 1:10 a.m., on East Main Street in Plymouth.

Police said Sarah Ann Marquis, of 65 Barney St., Larksville, was driving the yellow Jeep Wrangler that hit Vannucchi.

Marquis, 26, was charged with homicide by vehicle, two counts of accidents involving death or personal injury, accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property, reckless driving, careless driving and several summary traffic offenses, arrest papers said.

She was arraigned before District Judge Donald Whittaker, Nanticoke, and was free late Tuesday on $250,000 straight bail, officials at Luzerne County Correctional Facility said.

Marquis' bail bondsman, Mike Smith, could not be reached for comment.

According to the affidavit of probable cause:

Vannucchi and his friend John Kovatch had just finished loading Vannucchi's motorcycle onto a tow truck when they were both hit by the Jeep.

Kovatch sustained only a shoulder injury, but the impact threw Vannucchi 97 feet.

Several witnesses said the Jeep was speeding. A man pumping gas at a nearby Turkey Hill saw the car and then heard a "thud."

Kovatch told police the jeep never even slowed down. He last saw it when it turned left onto Washington Avenue.

When police arrived, Vannucchi was unconscious. He was not breathing and his pulse was weak, so officers tended to him until paramedics arrived. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital, Lisman said.

Police found Marquis late Tuesday morning at the home of Brian Patton, 112 Manhattan St., Ashley, after Ashley authorities saw a yellow Jeep parked in his driveway, the affidavit said.

Marquis tearfully told them she hit someone with her car, and she volunteered to answer questions.

Marquis said she had been drinking Monday night, and she told police she fled the scene because she was scared, according to the affidavit.

At her arraignment, Marquis' attorney, Tom Marsilio, argued for leniency with regard to bail. Marquis has no criminal record, a job and strong ties to the community. He did not believe she was a flight risk.

"This young lady is devastated," Marsilio said.

Assistant District Attorney Tim Doherty said the seriousness of the charges warranted high bail.

He also argued mandatory jail time made her a flight risk.

Marquis' preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m., in Whittaker's courtroom.