CHESTERFIELD, Va - Donna Browning's charges were upgraded and she was given a $50,000 secured bond on Tuesday morning. Browning, 59, is accused of driving drunk and causing a crash on May 5, that killed a local nurse and mother of three.
Her charges were recently upgraded to involuntary manslaughter.
The crash occurred along the 2300 block of West Hundred Road, on May 5, 2016.
Investigators said Browning was drunk when her Toyota 4Runner crossed over the median and into the eastbound lanes, police said. Her vehicle collided head-on with a Mercedes-Benz driven by Lesley N. Andorful.
Lesley N. Andorful
Andorful, 40, of River Fork Way in Chesterfield, was taken to VCU Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
Andorful was a mother of three and a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital.
In the courtroom Tuesday, lawyers explained that the new aggravated involuntary manslaughter charge came after the state the BAC results came back. Browing's blood alcohol level was at .148 at the time of the crash, and the legal limit is .08. She was previously charged with a DWI.
Browning is due back in court for a preliminary hearing for both charges on October 6.
Browning's bond will be under house arrest, have to wear a bracelet that detects alcohol consumption and she can’t drive unless she’s going to work, court or to her attorney's office.
