Deputies in Charles City County were called out before dawn on Halloween morning to find a woman pinned beneath a vehicle on a rural stretch of road, an injury so severe she had to be freed before being flown to a hospital. A 21-year-old woman from Durham, North Carolina, now faces two felony charges in connection with the crash.
Around 5:15 a.m. on Saturday, deputies with the Charles City County Sheriff's Office were called to the 4200 block of Cool Hill Road after reports of a person struck by a vehicle, according to WRIC ABC 8News. Responding officers found a female pinned under a vehicle and worked to free her from beneath it.
Victim Airlifted After Being Freed
Charles City County Fire and EMS and Charles City County Volunteer Fire and EMS assisted in providing medical care at the scene, per the same report. The woman was airlifted to a local hospital, though her current condition remains unknown.
Deputies identified the driver as 21-year-old Ginylah Crump of Durham. She was charged with one count each of maiming or injuring another person as a result of driving while intoxicated and malicious wounding, the station's report states. Crump is being held at Riverside Regional Jail without bond.
What the Charges Carry Under Virginia Law
The first charge against Crump falls under Virginia Code § 18.2-51.4, which applies to a person who, as a result of driving while intoxicated in violation of § 18.2-266 or a substantially similar local ordinance, causes serious bodily injury to another in a manner showing reckless disregard for human life, according to the Code of Virginia.
The second charge, malicious wounding under Virginia Code § 18.2-51, applies to a person who maliciously causes bodily injury to another with intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill, and is classified as a Class 3 felony unless otherwise provided, according to the Code of Virginia.
No further details about the circumstances that led to the crash, the identity of the victim, or her condition have been released.
