Greensburg, PA – Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli announces the conviction of a Belle Vernon man after a nearly week-long trial.

Anthony Hairston, 29, was found guilty of third-degree murder, tampering with evidence, drug-related offenses, and possession of a firearm prohibited.

The jury deliberated for more than two hours on Thursday evening after three days of testimony in the road rage killing of Holly Vadella, 59.

Prosecutors contended that Hairston was agitated when he was driving behind Vadella’s slow-moving vehicle in order to make it to Sweeney’s Café in Rostraver before the bar closed the night of New Year’s Eve in 2022.

Several witnesses testified that Hairston fired two rounds from the vehicle as he passed Vadella’s car, ultimately killing her.

Assistant District Attorneys Leo Ciaramitaro and Anthony Iannamorelli prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.

District Attorney Ziccarelli said, “From the beginning, this incident was an act of senseless and unprovoked violence. I hope this verdict offers some peace to the family of Holly Vadella. I thank the jurors for their time and consideration in this case.”

Hairston will be sentenced in the next three months.