The Brief

A Delaware woman was charged with vehicular homicide and DUI after a crash on North DuPont Highway early Saturday morning.

Ashley Wright of Dover was arrested after the car she was driving crashed into the back of a tractor trailer.

Wright's passenger died in the crash.

Delware State Police officers arrested and charged a woman with vehicular homicide and DUI after an early-morning crash in New Castle on Saturday.

North DuPont Highway crash

What we know:

The crash happened around 1 a.m. Saturday, in the southbound lanes of North DuPont Highway near Christiana Road.

According to officials, 36-year-old Ashley Wright of Dover crashed her Lexus into the back of a tractor trailer, causing the car to spin, slide over the concrete median and hit a traffic sign. Wright's passe

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