A 36 years old Virginia woman has faces a murder charge after the authorities said that she has crashed head-on into another car while trying to avoid a drunken-driving checkpoint, killing a Missouri mother.

Chuck Slemp, Wise County Commonwealth's Attorney told local media that Samantha R. Dennis of Coeburn in southwest Virginia had been charged with felony murder and felony eluding after the crash on December 23.

According to police Dennis had been driving an SUV that had stopped after coming upon a DUI checkpoint. Police informed that she has made a U-turn and headed west before colliding with a vehicle driven by 32 years old Rebecca Starling of St. Charles, Missouri.  Starling's 2 and 5 years old daughters has suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.

Dennis had been jailed on december 24, Saturday without bond in Duffield. It was not  clear immediately if she had an attorney who could comment on her behalf.

By Prakriti Neogi