A 25-year-old Albany woman is facing vehicular homicide charges after allegedly causing a drunken crash that killed her two passengers.

The crash happened just before 7 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, when a vehicle left the roadway and went down an embankment on southbound I-787 near Exit 5 in Albany, according to New York State Police.

Three people were found inside the vehicle with severe injuries. Two passengers, identified as Jamilla Tirado, 27, and Cepelynn Johnson, 25, both of Albany, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The driver, Imahjai Sutherland, 25, was taken to Albany Medical Center with serious injuries.

Sutherland showed signs of intoxication at the hospital, where a blood sample was collected to test for drugs and alcohol, police said. She was arrested following rele

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