ALCOHOL A FACTOR IN FATAL SHORE DRIVE CRASH IN VIRGINIA
January 23, 2015
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.
(WAVY) — Virginia Beach police confirm alcohol was involved in a
crash Friday morning that killed a woman and injured her passenger.
After a report of a
single-vehicle crash, police were dispatched to the 2500 block of Shore
Drive, just after 2:30 a.m.
Police said 31-year-old
Meaghan Elizabeth Darling was driving a 2004 Volvo S-70 Station Wagon
east on Shore Drive when she continued straight into the median and hit two
trees.
When officers arrived,
they found Darling deceased and a male passenger with life-threatening
injuries. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he remains under
treatment.
10 On Your Side spoke
with a friend of the driver, who said Darling was a single mom and a good
friend. WAVY.com also learned the crash happened about a mile from where
Darling lived.
Shore Drive was shut down in both directions from 83rd Street to First Landing State Park while police investigated the crash scene.