A woman has been charged with vehicular manslaughter following an alleged drunken driving crash that left her 21-year-old passenger dead in Rockville Centre over the weekend, Nassau County police said.
Asya Ulmer of Rockville Centre was driving a BMW northbound on North Center Avenue when she struck a parked tractor trailer near Meehan Street shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Her front-seat passenger, Jennifer Alexis of Bayside, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ulmer, who is also 21, was taken to South Nassau Community Hospital and later placed under arrest.
She was additionally charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
Bail for Ulmer was set at $20,000 bond or $10,000 cash. She faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.
Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation.
