Arrest Made in Fatal Stamford Crash

Published : Thursday, 15 Apr 2010, 10:12 AM EDT
Stamford, Connecticut (WTNH) - Police have charged a 20-year old Stamford man with manslaughter and drunk driving after he injured two people and killed one in a wrong way crash.

According to police, Jamie Mejia was driving north in the southbound lane on Strawberry Hill Avenue on March 21. He hit a tree and then slammed into another car.

A passenger in the other car, 57-year old Miriam Vega, had to be extricated and later died at an area hospital.

Police say Mejia's blood alcohol content was .210, or 10 times over the legal limit for a person under the age of 21.

Mejia is being held on a $50,000 bond and is due in court April 28.