UNION, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman charged with participating in the riot at U.S. Capitol last year has been arrested after she allegedly caused a fatal crash while driving drunk and the wrong way on an interstate, authorities said.
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- (AP) — A Missouri woman charged with participating in the riot at U.S. Capitol last year has been arrested after she allegedly caused a fatal crash while driving drunk and the wrong way on an interstate, authorities said.
- Emily Hernandez, 22, of Sullivan, was arrested after the crash Wednesday night on Interstate 44 in Franklin County.
- She faces possible charges of driving while intoxicated resulting in death, and driving while intoxicated resulting in injury, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
- Victoria Wilson, 32, of St. Clair, was killed in the collision and her husband was seriously injured, the patrol said.
- Pictures and videos show a smiling Hernandez holding up a piece of a sign from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the insurrection.