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A woman accused of driving while intoxicated has been charged with manslaughter and maiming after she hit two pedestrians at Town Center this past Friday.
According to police the driver, Natasha Herzog, 29, of Suffolk, hit the pedestrians at the intersection of Columbus and Market streets.
One pedestrian, Suffolk resident Hunter Richardson, an only child and graduate of Virginia Tech, suffered major internal damage in the crash. He died at a local hospital as a result of injuries he sustained when he was hit by Herzog.
The other pedestrian, a 23 year old woman, suffered several broken bones and needed surgery as a result of being hit. She is expected to recover and is in stable condition.
Herzog was initially charged with refusing to take a breathalyzer and DUI second offense. The charges against Herzog were upgraded by police to include manslaughter and maiming after Richardson’s death. Herzog is being held without bond in the Virginia Beach Jail.
If convicted of a second DUI, Herzog faces a mandatory, minimum $500 fine, the loss of her driving privileges for three years, and up to one year in jail. Addition convictions for the manslaughter and maiming charges would add to those possible penalties.
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