Woman charged in crash that killed granddaughter

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A grandmother is facing charges including murder and driving under the influence in the death of her 6-month-old granddaughter.

Laurel County Sheriff John Root says deputies arrested 46-year-old Melissa Worstell on Monday night after being called to a single-vehicle accident. Root says the car struck a culvert, overturned and ended up wrapped around a utility pole. He says the baby was in the right front passenger’s seat and wasn’t properly restrained.

Worstell was taken to the Laurel County Detention Center, where online records don’t say whether she has an attorney.

She is also charged with tampering with evidence, wanton endangerment, prescription controlled substances not in proper container, possession of a controlled substance and booster seat violation.

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