Asheville-area man indicted, arrested for felony death by vehicle in woman's 2022 death

Ryley Ober, Asheville Citizen Times
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A Weaverville man was arrested June 26 after being indicted by a grand jury for felony death by vehicle while driving in September 2022, according to a letter of indictment obtained by the Citizen Times June 26.

Victor Meadows, 31, who was wanted on an open warrant for the incident, was taken into custody by Asheville Police in the early morning hours of June 26, according to a June 27 news release from the Asheville Police Department. Back in September 2022, Meadows was driving a vehicle on State Road 1309, Dix Creek No. 1 Road, a highway west of Asheville, when he “unintentionally caused the death of Lisa Hollifield while engaged in the offense of impaired driving,” according to an APD arrest warrant.

Hollifield, 61, died on Sept. 13, 2022, from injuries sustained in the wreck, according to her obituary. Hollifield was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and a graduate of Asheville High School. Having gone by the nickname “Buck,” Hollifield was an award-winning swimmer and a caregiver to everyone, who loved riding motorcycles and “could fix anything,” according to her online obituary. Her partner of over 43 years, Albert Franklin, died nearly six months before the accident.

The Citizen Times reached out to Hollifield's family, but they were unavailable for comment before press time.

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Added to Meadow's list of charges are the following:

  • Felony possession of a schedule II-controlled substance

  • Maintaining a vehicle for use of keeping and selling a controlled substance

  • Possessing fentanyl on the premises of the Buncombe County Detention Facility

  • Possessing drug paraphernalia

  • Misdemeanor simple possession of a controlled substance

  • Two counts of felony possession with intent to sell or deliver for 15.5 grams of cocaine and 12 bars of Xanax

  • Possession of firearm by felon, having been in possession of a Sig Sauer P226

Meadows was arrested by APD at 100 block of Bleachery Boulevard near the U-Haul off Tunnel Road. He is currently being held under a bond of $10,000 and had an add-on calendar court appearance June 26, where he waived his right to a public defender. Meadow has a superior court date for felony death by vehicle on July 3, as well as two district court dates set for July 14.

Ryley Ober is the Public Safety Reporter for Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA Today Network. Please support local, daily journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times.

This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Asheville-area man indicted in woman's 2022 death in wreck