Megan Merkel, who was convicted for her role in a deadly crash five years ago, was arrested Thursday in the town of Victor and charged with drug possession and driving without a license.

Investigators with the Ontario County Sheriff's office arrested her outside a hotel on County Road 42. According to a statement, Merkel was driving despite having her license revoked and had crack cocaine.

Deputies say that Merkel had dropped another woman at the hotel, Maria Platten, who was arrested as part of an undercover prostitution sting. Platten was also charged with possession of fentanyl and crack cocaine. Both women were remanded to the Ontario County Jail until they can be arraigned in Victor Town Court.

Merkel was convicted of drunk driving in a 2012 crash that killed Heather Boyum of Perinton.

Boyum, 40, and a friend were cycling on the shoulder of Route 250 in Penfield on July 29, 2012 when Boyum was struck from behind by motorcyclist Mark Scerbo, then struck by a northbound car driven by Merkel. Boyum died instantly from her injuries.

Prosecutors said both Merkel and Scerbo had been drinking and taking drugs the night before the crash.

A jury found Merkel guilty of driving while intoxicated in June 2013 but cleared her of manslaughter charges. She was released after serving nearly 10 months in the Monroe County Jail, but has been in and out of custody several times since then.

Most recently, she was charged in May with two counts of first-degree promoting prison contraband, a felony.

Merkel is accused of possessing heroin and a hypodermic needle while at the Monroe County Jail. Spokesperson John Helfer said Merkel was a jail inmate in December, in custody on another charge, when a deputy found her with several small baggies and a hypodermic needle.

SLAHMAN@Gannett.com

Includes reporting by staff writer Victoria Freile

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