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Niagara Falls Police charge driver in fatal April crash

Accident claimed the life of back seat passenger, 23-year-old Shawntee Saunders.
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The driver of a car involved in an accident that killed one person and seriously injured another has now been charged in connection with the crash.

Niagara Falls Police say Hailey Jamieson-Schultz, 19 is facing charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, and other vehicle and traffic charges. 

The accident took place shortly after midnight on Walnut Avenue back on April 22. A backseat passenger in the car, 23-year-old Shawntee Saunders was killed. A passenger in the front seat suffered serious injuries.

Jamieson-Schultz is expected to be arraigned Friday in Niagara Falls City Court. 

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