TOWN OF LAWRENCE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Police have identified the driver who was arrested following a fatal crash Wednesday night.
Hobart-Lawrence police say Paula Mejia, 47, of Denmark, was driving her car on French Road in the area of Little Rapids Road when she hit another car head-on. Mejia’s car rolled over and started on fire.
The driver of the other car, a 46-year-old Hortonville man, died at the scene. His passenger, a 14-year-old boy, was hospitalized with critical injuries. Police say their names will not be released at the request of family members.
Police are recommending Mejia be charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, causing injury.
Mejia was hospitalized and has not been booked into jail yet. No formal charges have been filed.
