WHEN WAS JESSICA BEAUVAIS ARRESTED?
Jessica Beauvais, of Hempstead, New York, was identified as the driver of the Volkswagen and was apprehended nearby on Monday.
She was intoxicated and driving with a suspended license at the time of the fatal collision, police said.
Beauvais has been slapped with several federal charges, including two counts of vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, leaving an accident resulting in death, aggravated unlicensed operator, and aggravated unlicensed operator involving alcohol.
The 32-year-old also faces two misdemeanor charges: driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.