Driver charged in September 2023 crash that killed woman and 2-year-old child on I-84 in West Hartford – NBC Connecticut

State police have arrested the driver suspected of causing a crash on I-84 in West Hartford in September 2023 that killed a woman and a two-year-old child.

According to state police, the accident occurred on September 6, 2023, around 8 p.m. on I-84 East near Exit 44.

Investigators say 29-year-old Michelle Miller of Wolcott was driving on I-84 west when she lost control of her Volkswagen Jetta, crossed into the median and struck a railing. Her car was thrown into the air and landed on top of a Suburu Impreza traveling eastbound, police said.

The force of the impact killed 26-year-old Natalia Dudzinksi from Bristol and her two-year-old godson, police said.

According to state police, Miller admitted to drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana before the crash. Her blood alcohol content at the hospital was 0.17, according to the affidavit.

Miller turned himself in to state police Troop H in Hartford on Wednesday.

She is charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol/drugs, two counts of driving a motor vehicle while impaired, first-degree reckless endangerment, injury or endangerment of minors, reckless driving, speeding, driving the wrong way on a highway, failure to maintain proper lane, and cruelty to animals.

The final charge was based on the fact that Miller’s dog died in the accident.

She was ordered to pay $750,000 and was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.