LEEDS, Ala. (AP) - Police say a Leeds woman was under the influence of controlled substances when she crashed head-on into another vehicle, killing one woman.
Citing records made public on Wednesday, Al.com reports (https://bit.ly/2lDixBK) that 31-year-old Jennifer Schrencongost has been indicted on a manslaughter charge in the February 2016 wreck that killed 35-year-old Meredith Jones.
Leeds police said Schrencongost was driving on Feb. 3, 2016, when she crossed over the median and into oncoming traffic. She struck Jones’ vehicle head-on. Jones died at the scene.
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Authorities said they had received a call about Schrencongost’s vehicle driving erratically prior to the crash. Schrencongost and a 3-year-old passenger both were hospitalized following the wreck.
Police have not said what substances they believe the suspect was under the influence of.
A trial date has not been set.
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