29-year-old Luisa Castrillon Araque was arrested on December 3, 2024 accused of DWI and serious injury/death by motor vehicle. Luisa was involved in a drunk driving crash in Charlotte, NC.
Luisa was driving a vehicle on Nations Ford Rd. at the I-485 overpass when she crossed into oncoming traffic and caused a head on crash. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.
The collision caused Luisa to be pinned in her vehicle and knocked unconscious, she had to be extracted from the car by fire fighters. She also had extensive bruising on her face from the crash.
The driver of the victim vehicle was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries.
Luisa was so drunk that she vomited on scene and emitted a very strong pungent odor of alcohol. Click here to see more DWI articles.
Luisa was unable to perform standard field sobriety tests. Luisa admitted to drinking Modelo beers at a restaurant.
Luisa was arrested charged with DWI and serious injury/death by motor vehicle.
The victim remains in critical condition and was rushed to surgery with abdominal bleeding. The crash caused the victim to miss teeth. Also the victim sustained a significant leg injury.
