COEUR d'ALENE-- A jury has found a Hayden man guilty of hitting and killing a woman during a road rage confrontation.
Fifty-one-year-old Jonathan W. Ellington was charged with intentionally killing 41-year-old Vonette Larsen of Athol on New Year's Day 2006. He was convicted of second-degree murder and two charges of aggravated battery.
Ellington's conviction was thrown out by the Idaho Supreme Court, which cited prosecutorial misconduct and ordered a new trial.
Witnesses say Ellington was involved in a road rage confrontation with Larsen's daughters, who called 911 and their parents.
Testimony indicated the family cornered Ellington, who rammed the sisters' car then ran over their mother as she ran across the road.
Joel Larsen acknowledged shooting at Ellington's SUV before Vonette Larsen was run over.
The defense argued Larsen's death was an accident that happened during a chaotic situation.
