Syracuse, N.Y. -- A 59-year-old woman who died in car crash early Saturday after a drunk driver ran a red light has been identified, police said.
The woman killed was Gloria Hill.
On Saturday, a 47-year-old man was driving on North Salina Street — with Hill in the passenger seat — when they approached the intersection at Catawba Street, said Lt. Matthew Malinowski, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Police Department. Around 2:21 a.m., a vehicle ran a red light, colliding with their car, he said.
The driver of the car was Takisha Hordge, 25, of Syracuse. She was driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol when she ran a red light, hitting the vehicle Hill was in, Malinowski said.
Hill was taken to a hospital where she later died from her injuries, Malinowski said. Hordge and the 47-year-old man - who police did not identify - were also taken to hospitals for injuries, but they both survived.
Hordge was arrested and charged with:
- Second-degree manslaughter
- Second-degree vehicular manslaughter
- Second-degree assault
- Driving while intoxicated
- First-degree aggravated unlicensed operation
- Reckless driving
As of Sunday morning, Hordge is listed as being held in the Onondaga County Justice Center jail.
In August 2020, Hordge was arrested following a fight in Syracuse where a 16-year-old was shot in the leg and two other people were injured. In March 2021, she pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and was sentenced to time she had already served in jail awaiting trial.
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