Underage driver arrested in connection to hit and run, fatal DUI crash in Ash Fork

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of driving while impaired when they said the vehicle she drove struck and killed a woman and then fled early Saturday in Ash Fork.

According to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, 47-year-old Erica Miller was struck and killed by an underage driver just before 3 a.m. outside the Oasis Lounge near Fort Street and Park Avenue.

Sheriff's officials said Miller appeared to have significant injuries and was having trouble breathing. Deputies on-scene began CPR and applied tourniquets, but she succumbed to her injuries and died.

Officials said the underage driver was 16 years old and may have been impaired at the time of the collision. Authorities are awaiting blood test results.

UPDATE: The victim in this morning’s fatal hit and run in Ash Fork has been identified as 47-year-old Erica Miller. ...

Posted by Yavapai County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, August 10, 2024

Police said they were attending to the victim when they received a call from the driver's mother informing them of the collision.

The underage driver was arrested on suspicion of negligent homicide, manslaughter, aggravated assault, endangerment, excessive speed, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an injury accident, accident resulting in death, and underage DUI. Police also said the driver could face additional DUI charges pending blood test results.

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