CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Police have charged a Richmond man with DUI manslaughter in a crash that killed his passenger Saturday morning in Chesterfield County.
Officers were called to the wreck in the 4400 block of Beulah Road around 8:50 a.m., according to Lt. Jessica L. Sidell with Chesterfield Police.
A Dodge Charger driven by 22-year-old Luis Adolfo Llerena Leon, of Floyd Avenue in Richmond, was headed east on Beulah Road when it ran off the road and hit a tree, according to Sidell.
The passenger, who suffered life-threatening injuries, was taken to an area hospital where they were pronounced dead, Sidell said.
Police later identified them as 19-year-old Sarah L. Ingram.
Llerena Leon, who was arrested and charged with DUI and DUI manslaughter, is being held without bond at the Chesterfield County Jail, police said.
Sidell said the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the wreck is asked to call the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or through the P3 ap
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