Bowie woman arrested following fatal crash for allegedly driving while impaired, police say
BALTIMORE -- Maryland State Police officers have arrested a 30-year-old woman following a multi-vehicle crash that killed a person, according to authorities.
The crash occurred on Interstate 97 near Route 32 around 12:45 a.m. That's when Asia Lashae Bryant-Pelloni of Bowie, Maryland, was driving north in the southbound lanes of the interstate in her 2009 Honda Accord, police said.
Bryant-Pelloni allegedly crashed into a 2012 Ford Fiesta, killing 68-year-old Brian Mahaney, according to authorities.
Mahaney had been traveling south in the southbound lane of the interstate, police said.
Another driver traveling in the area swerved to avoid the collision and crashed into a Nissan Sentra, according to authorities.
A fifth vehicle, which officers have identified as a 2013 Cadillac SRX, struck debris associated with the crash site.
Officers arrested Bryant-Pelloni at the crash site, police said.
She has been charged with negligent vehicular homicide while under the influence, vehicular homicide while impaired by alcohol, negligent vehicular manslaughter, and other related charges, according to authorities.
Bryant-Pelloni was transported to the Anne Arundel County Detention Center where she is awaiting an appearance before a District Court Commissioner, police said.
The crash remains under investigation, according to authorities.