Crime & Safety
Reckless Driving Charge in Fatal Pedestrian Crash
The driver of the Jeep Wrangler involved in the crash had previously been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.
Woodbridge resident Amanda Styles-Mays, 24, has been charged with reckless driving in addition to her previous charge of failure to yield to a pedestrian after a pedestrian was fatally injured Nov. 17 in Woodbridge.
Woodbridge resident Sally Ann Okuly, 59, died Nov. 18 after being critically injured in the single vehicle collision near Opitz Boulevard and Montgomery Avenue.
"The investigation revealed that a pedestrian was crossing Opitz Boulevard at the intersection with Montgomery Avenue in a designated crosswalk and with a pedestrian signal indicating to cross," Prince William County Police spokesperson Jonathan Perok said in a release. "At the same time, the driver, and only occupant, of a 2007 Jeep Wrangler was at the same intersection attempting to make a left hand turn from Montgomery Avenue onto Opitz Boulevard with a solid green light. The driver of the Jeep Wrangler did not yield the right of way and proceeded to turn left, striking the pedestrian."
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Styles-Mays' court date is Jan. 2.
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