LMPD: Woman impaled in suspected drunk driving crash; driver charged with murder
By Curadhan Powell
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A man has been charged with murder after a suspected drunk driving crash left a woman impaled.
Louisville Metro Police responded to a crash a little before 8 p.m. Sunday in the 3300 block of Northwestern Parkway. That’s in the Portland neighborhood.
Police said 38-year-old Scott Drollinger, of Marion, Ohio, was speeding when he lost control.
The vehicle ran off the south side of the road and hit a utility pole.
It continued on, hitting several concrete steps and a metal fence before stopping.
Police said a passenger in the vehicle, 38-year-old Anna Maria Gonzalez, from Greenville, Indiana, was impaled by a metal fence post. She died at the scene.
Drollinger was taken to UofL Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers said Drollinger smelled strongly of alcohol.
A toxicology report from UofL Hospital showed his blood alcohol content to be 0.156, almost two times the legal limit.
Drollinger was arrested and charged with murder, first-degree criminal mischief and operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
He is scheduled to be arraigned in court Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.
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