ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester police said a woman has been arrested on manslaughter and DWI charges after a crash on East Main Street led to one victim dying at the hospital.
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Police told us 34-year-old Monique Byrd was arrested after a two-car crash back on May 24.
Police said Jamie Seymore, who was involved in the crash, was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where she later died. Byrd, the driver of the other car, was also taken to the same hospital but for non-life-threatening injuries.
According to police, Seymore was driving west in the westbound lane on East Main Street when Byrd crossed the centerline and hit Seymore head-on. It was later found by investigators that Byrd was under the influence, and a blood draw was completed, police told us.
On Sept. 18, Byrd was arrested on an indictment warrant by a grand jury.
She was charged with manslaughter in the second degree, aggravated vehicle homicide, vehicular manslaughter in the first degree, and a DWI.
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