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DUI and involuntary manslaughter charges for Stafford County woman
Posted on Feb 25, 2010
A wrong-way driver whose actions led to the death of another driver has been charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and involuntary manslaughter. Vicki Lane Beach, 57, of Stafford County, caused the fatal crash when she drove the wrong way on northbound I-95.
According to Virginia State Police, Beach was headed west on Courthouse Road when she turned her 2010 Mercedes sedan left onto the I-95 northbound off-ramp when she should have taken the next left. The mistake caused her to head south on I-95 north, where she crossed two lanes of traffic to the northbound left lane.
After traveling less than a mile, Beach crashed into a 2005 Chrysler Sebring being driven by Rachel T. Benezra, 55, of Staten Island N.Y. Benezra was headed north in the same lane in which Beach was headed south. It was snowing at the time of the collision, but there was no accumulation on the road surface according to police.
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, and airbags deployed in both vehicles. Beach was transported to Mary Washington Hospital with injuries. Benezra was also taken to Mary Washington Hospital where she died several hours later.
Police declined to release the results of Beach’s blood alcohol test. The left lane of I-95 north had to be closed while the Virginia State Police crash reconstruction team investigated the scene of the crash.
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