Fatal DUI crash this morning
From the RPD police report;
Richmond Police investigators have arrested and charged a man with driving under the influence in connection with a fatal crash this morning.
At approximately 12:37 a.m. today, an officer witnessed a crash at the intersection of 2nd and Canal streets. Based on the Department’s Crash Team investigation, they determined that Varinder Chahal, 23, of Springfield , was driving a 2004 Mazda 6 westbound on Canal Street when he ran a red light.
His vehicle T-boned a 2007 Toyota Yaris traveling northbound on 2nd Street . The Yaris then spun around and struck a nearby building. A back seat passenger in the Yaris, Carolina Perez, 19, of Virginia Beach , was taken to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries and died a few hours later.
The 19-year-old driver of the Yaris and 20-year-old front seat passenger were also admitted to VCU Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Chahal has been charged with driving under the influence, refusal to submit to a blood or breath test and felony manslaughter. Four other passengers in his vehicle were not injured.
140 characters are not enough to vent my anger at the loss of one of our own. http://t.co/EvbzojdP
RT @ssiriano: this is heart breaking…RT @shockoenews: Fatal DUI crash this morning: http://t.co/vwSdzHUn
So sad, the lives of many have been changed forever. I recently had a DUI and I feel lucky to have only suffered the legal repercussions. I can’t imagine what life would have been like had I hurt or killed someone else. My heart goes out to all parties involved here.
I agree. This is not enough words to feel the anger and sadness after losing someone that was a good friend and one of the nicest people ever. She did not deserve any harm. This driver should stay in jail and think before he takes someones life.