Amber Kendrick, 23, killed; Crystal Williams, 27, arrested after fleeing Alabama police, crashing on County Road 179A in Holmes County, Florida
Woman killed in Holmes County crash
Williams' vehicle then entered the east shoulder and began to rotate, continuing until it rotated off the roadway, rolling several times before colliding with a power pole with its roof. Williams, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. Alabama Highway Patrol learned of a crash on County Road 179A and came to investigate, finding the vehicle involved to be the same that led troopers on the earlier chase. Both Williams and her passenger, Amber L. Kendrick, 23, of Geneva, were transported to Wiregrass Hospital in Alabama, where Kendrick was pronounced dead by hospital staff. Kendrick was wearing her seatbelt. Williams was treated and released and taken into custody by Alabama Highway Patrol for fleeing and eluding, as well as other charges not yet specified.
Geneva woman sentenced to eight years in DUI manslaughter case
A Geneva woman recently received an eight-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to a DUI manslaughter case involving the death of a passenger in her car during a fatal crash while fleeing from state police.
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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