UPDATE - 19-year-old Brandi Thomas, suspected of drunk driving when she hit two cyclists in El Dorado Hills last month is back in jail, her bail increased at her Tuesday arraignment.
Brandi Thomas had been out on bail since her initial booking on the drunk driving charges. At her Placerville arraignment, however, Thomas was taken back into custody when the judge increased her bail from $35,000 to $100,000.
Thomas is charged with hitting two women on bicycles while they rode northbound on El Dorado Hills Boulevard on the morning of June 18. Both Kathi Sturgeon, 48, and Kathy Hurd, 43, were severely injured.
Sturgeon suffered a traumatic brain injury and is continuing to be cared for at an acute rehabilitation center, according to friends.
Hurd, whose injuries included a fractured back and broken clavicle, was hospitalized nine days. She remains on pain medication and still cannot drive a car, according to her friend, Debby Stone.
Sturgeon and Hurd are members of the Bodacious Biking Babes cycling team, a women's group that bikes in various charity events. At the time of the crash, they were training for a 200-mile ride over two days in July from Seattle to Portland.
Thomas, also of El Dorado Hills, was formally charged with two counts of felony DUI with great bodily injury and two counts of felony DUI with a blood alcohol level above .08. She also faces enhancements of causing bodily injury and driving without insurance.
Thomas was driving a 1999 Honda CRV northbound just prior to the incident stated the CHP. The El Dorado Hills woman was taken into custody Wednesday after a 10:30 a.m. wreck on El Dorado Hills Boulevard near Woedee Drive.
The sport utility vehicle hit bicyclists Kathi R. Sturgeon, 48, and Katherine Hurd, 43, both of El Dorado Hills. Sturgeon suffered head trauma and internal injuries, while Hurd had broken bones and a concussion. Both were taken to local hospitals. The Honda continued for 600 feet before pulling over with a flat tire, the CHP added.