NORFOLK, Va. — A woman has been arrested and charged following a crash early Saturday morning that left the passenger of the vehicle dead.
Police responded to the 6900 block of Chesapeake Boulevard around 4:38 a.m. on Jan. 27 for the report of a single vehicle crash.
When officers arrived, they found that a car had collided with a concrete pole and caught fire.
The passenger, later identified as 29-year-old Tynisha D. Southerland, of Portsmouth, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she later died.
Police say as a result of the investigation, the driver of the vehicle, 29-year-old Jamika P. Ellis, of Richmond, was charged with involuntary manslaughter DUI related.
Ellis is currently being held at Norfolk City Jail without bond.
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