A woman accused of intentionally killing her ex-boyfriend by hitting him with her car in Camino in August was arraigned in South Lake Tahoe today.

Melissa Nichols, 24, allegedly drove her silver Pontiac Grand Am into 23-year-old Anthony Payne as he road his motorcycle on Carson Road on Aug. 15.

Payne was reportedly thrown 150 feet due to the collision and died at the scene.

Nichols is charged in El Dorado County Superior Court with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury, and driving with a blood alcohol content above .08 percent.

Public defender David Cramer entered not guilty pleas for Nichols on all counts on Monday.

The case is being heard at the South Shore following a pre-emptory challenge by Cramer on Jan. 29. A pre-emptory challenge allows an attorney to disqualify a judge without giving a reason.

-The Mountain Democrat's Ken Paglia contributed to this story