PITTSBURGH — A prosecutor is appealing a judge's decision to reverse the involuntary manslaughter conviction of a woman because a faulty General Motors ignition switch.

The Allegheny County district attorney's office said in Superior Court appeal notice Thursday that Lakisha Ward-Green could have refused to plead guilty because the air bag failed to deploy, but chose not to.

The Penn Hills woman, 25, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and reckless driving in 2012 and served three months in jail before her attorney appealed citing the GM defect.

Police determined Ward-Green was driving 75 mph in a 35 mph zone before she crashed, killing 16-year-old Robert Chambers IV.

A judge reversed her conviction Wednesday citing a GM recall for ignition switches that unexpectedly turn off, causing the cars to stall and disabling steering, brakes and air bags.

HARRISBURG — Auditors have found that Cheyney University didn't properly document the eligibility of students before giving them nearly $30 million in federal grants and loans in the last four years.Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education officials said Thursday that the findings from a 14-month review of financial aid records were sent to the U.S. Department of Education last week.The auditing firm, Financial Aid Services, says federal student aid was mismanaged.