MADISON, Tenn. (WTVF) — The woman charged with DUI in a deadly crash East Old Hickory Boulevard in Madison was also charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by intoxication.
Police say 39-year-old Heather Markman was drunk when her vehicle hit a 2003 Chevrolet Impala at the intersection of Old Hickory Boulevard and Myatt Drive, killing 93-year-old Mary Wood and her son 61-year-old Robert Wood.
Markman was charged with DUI the night of the crash but police officials say they needed further investigation to determine who had the right of way. According to a witness who was later located and interviewed, Markman ran a red light and crashed into the Impala.
Markman, who was arrested at her home Wednesday night, is being held in lieu of $300,000 bond.
