WISE COUNTY CAR CRASH LEAVES ONE DEAD AND ONE CHARGED

One person is dead and one person has been charged after a car crash in Wise County on Wednesday night. Virginia State Police report that a Ford Explorer, driven by 60-year-old Laya Belcher, of Wise, was traveling on the wrong side of the road on Route 23 near Norton Wednesday evening and crashed into a Hyundai SUV, driven by Sharon Dorton. Dorton was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Belcher admitted to drinking before the crash and an open bottle of vodka was found in the vehicle. She was taken to a hospital for her injuries and has been charged with DUI, felony manslaughter, and reckless driving. 

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