A Unionville man has been charged with DUI manslaughter after an early Sunday morning crash claimed the life of one victim.
According to preliminary investigation by Virginia State Police, shortly after 2am Sunday 20-year old Noah C. Smith of Unionville was travelling south on Route 20 in Orange County when his vehicle crossed the center line sideswiping another vehicle in the northbound lane.
Smith’s 2013 Chevrolet Silverado then hit another car, a 2009 Honda Civic, overturned and landed on top of it — the driver of the Honda, 29-year old Delmys M. De Jesus of Fredericksburg, died at the scene – passengers in the two vehicles hit by Smith were transported to UVA Health System for injuries and Smith was arrested for DUI and DUI manslaughter in the ongoing crash investigation.