Driver Charged in Fatal Crash

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West Springfield Police District – A 20-year-old woman was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a fatal crash that occurred around 7 a.m. Sunday, February 23.

Luz F. Inscoe, of Lamar Drive in Springfield, was driving a 2002 Volkswagon Cabriolet northbound on Rolling Road near Terra Grande Avenue when she apparently lost control, slid across the roadway and struck a telephone pole. She was ejected from the vehicle and sustained non life-threatening injuries.

The front seat passenger was seriously injured and transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The deceased was identified as Vuthea Hiep, 20, of Rose Garden Lane, Springfield.

Detectives from the Crash Reconstruction Unit are continuing to investigate.  Detectives believe that alcohol and speed may be factors in the crash.