Zackary Whitfield, 21, killed in car accident with alleged DUI driver Kaleigh Dartez, 19, on Kiln Delisle Road in Harrison County, Mississippi

Modified Date: 
Fri, 07/21/2017 - 4:21pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, November 14, 2014

Sheriff: Driver charged with DUI causing death in fatal Harrison Co. wreck

We have learned Dartez was released from the Harrison County Jail after posting a $50,000 bond.

Driver arrested in Harrison County fatal accident

Sheriff Melvin Brisolara says 19-year-old Kaleigh Anne Dartez has been arrested in connection with Friday's fatal vehicle accident in Harrison County.

Sheriff: Driver charged with DUI causing death in fatal Harrison Co. wreck

We have learned Dartez was released from the Harrison County Jail after posting a $50,000 bond.

GUILTY: Long Beach woman's BAC 3-times legal limit in deadly crash

A Long Beach woman faces 25 years in prison after a jury this week found her guilty of Felony DUI Causing Death.      

Kaleigh Dartez, 19, turned herself in to sheriff's deputies around 5:30 p.m. Saturday after being involved in a fatal car wreck that killed one person. Dartez is charged with DUI causing death. 21-year-old Zackary Whitfield was killed after the vehicle he was a passenger in lost control on a curve on Kiln Delisle Road and rolled over. Dartez was driving that vehicle. Deputies responded to the accident around 4 a.m. Friday after they received a call of an injured woman, later identified as Dartez, walking on the road. After talking with Dartez, deputies found Whitfield unresponsive outside of the crashed vehicle. 
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Zackary Whitfield
Kaleigh Dartez

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