Albany Woman Charged with Manslaughter in Alleged Drunken Crash
A 25-year-old Albany woman, Imahjai Sutherland, has been charged with manslaughter for an alleged drunken crash on 787 that killed her two passengers.
State Police found a vehicle over an embankment off the northbound lanes in the area of Exit 5 just before 7 a.m. All three people in the vehicle had severe injuries.
The two passengers, 27-year-old Jamilla N. Tirado and 25-year-old Cepelynn T. Sutherland, both from Albany, were killed in the crash.
Imahjai Sutherland was taken to Albany Medical Center, where a blood sample was taken after troopers observed signs of intoxication. She was also charged with two counts of second-degree assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, DWI, and other vehicle and traffic violations.
She was taken to the State Police Latham station after being released from the hospital.
Author's summary: Woman charged with manslaughter after a drunken crash.