DWI HIT PARADE: Police say Fredericksburg driver Taylor Andujar was impaired as she drove the wrong way on I-95  before crashing into a New York vehicle heading south, killing a teen and maiming five others

DWI HIT PARADE: Police say Fredericksburg driver Taylor Andujar was impaired as she drove the wrong way on I-95  before crashing into a New York vehicle heading south, killing teen and maiming five others

Virginia State Police Senior Trooper D. Jablonski is investigating a two-vehicle crash in Spotsylvania County. The crash occurred Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 2:55 a.m. along Interstate 95 at the 124 mile-marker.

A 2021 Toyota Sequoia entered Interstate 95 traveling in the wrong direction and collided head-on with a Southbound 2020 GMC Yukon. The impact caused the GMC to overturn.

Virginia State Police report that the driver of the Toyota, Taylor Marie Andujar, 27, of Fredericksburg, VA, suffered minor injuries in the crash and was transported to Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center. Andujar was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the GMC, a 61-year-old male of Bronx, NY, suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and was transported to Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center. The male was wearing a seatbelt.

Teen died in crash as Andujar sped north in southbound lanes of I-95

A passenger in the GMC, a 14-year-old female suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash. The female succumbed to her injuries while being transported to the Mary Washington Hospital. The female was wearing a seatbelt.

In addition to the driver and deceased juvenile passenger, there were a second juvenile passenger and three adult passengers in the GMC. All of the passengers suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash. One of the adult passengers was transported to Mary Washington Hospital. The juvenile and two other adults were transported to VCU Medical Center for treatment. Neither passenger was wearing a seatbelt. 

According to the Facebook postings of Andujar, she is the mother of four children and according to the Virginia court records, she has no prior arrests for any traffic or criminal charges, making these felony charges filed after she allegedly killed a child, the incident that will change the lives of the family from New York, as well as her own, forever.

FAILED TO CALL AN UBER

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Andujar was taken into custody and charged with

  • one felony count of DUI manslaughter,
  • two felony counts of DUI maiming,
  • two felony counts of maiming in the second degree,
  • one misdemeanor count of DUI.

Andujar was transported to the Rappahannock Regional Jail where she is being held without bond.

Statute Code Description Case Number Offense Date, Time Arrest DateTime Bond Amount

18.2-51.4 DWI WITH SERIOUS INJURY SPOTSY GDC 09/09/2021 00:00 09/09/2021 00:00 Comp w/450631

18.2-51.4 DWI WITH SERIOUS INJURY SPOTSY GDC 09/09/2021 00:00 09/09/2021 00:00 Comp w/450631

18.2-36.1(B) DUI MANSLAUGHTER: INVOLUNTARY, RECKLESS SPOTSY JDR 09/09/2021 00:00 09/09/2021 00:00 Comp w/450631

18.2-51.4 DWI WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD VICTIM PERMANENTLY IMPAIRED SPOTSY GDC 09/09/2021 00:00 09/09/2021 00:00 Comp w/450631

18.2-51.4 DWI WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD VICTIM PERMANENTLY IMPAIRED SPOTSY JDR 09/09/2021 00:00 09/09/2021 00:00 Bond Denied

18.2-51.4 DWI WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD VICTIM PERMANENTLY IMPAIRED SPOTSY GDC 09/09/2021 00:00 09/09/2021 00:00 Comp w/450631

18.2-266 DWI: 1ST OFFENSE SPOTSY GDC 09/09/2021 00:00 09/09/2021 00:00 Bond Denied

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From New York Daily News in 2009:
A drunken driver heading the wrong way on I-95 plowed head-on into a minivan in Georgia Saturday, killing a Queen’s dad, his sister and cousin, authorities said.

Cyril Millington, 59, and five of his relatives were traveling from New York to Florida for a cousin’s wedding when the pickup truck slammed into their 2001 Mazda MPV, the Georgia State Patrol said.

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