NORFOLK, Va. (WRIC) — The Norfolk Police Department has charged a Richmond woman with DUI manslaughter after her passenger died in a single-vehicle crash.
Shortly before 4:45 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, officers were called to the 6900 block of Chesapeake Boulevard for a reported single-vehicle crash.
Upon their arrival, police found a car that had collided with a concrete pole and caught fire.
The vehicle’s passenger, now identified as Tynisha D. Southerland, 29, of Portsmouth, was taken to a nearby hospital where she later died from her injuries.
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The driver of the vehicle, Jamika P. Ellis, 29, of Richmond, was charged with involuntary manslaughter DUI related.
“Ellis is currently being held in the Norfolk City Jail without bond,” a Norfolk police spokesperson said. “There were no other injuries were reported.”
Anyone with information related to this crash is encouraged to contact the Norfolk Police Department at 757-664-3277 .