By Associated Press - Monday, April 3, 2017

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - The driver of a car involved in a wreck that resulted in the death of a Vicksburg woman has been charged in her death.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace tells the Vicksburg Post (https://bit.ly/2nvcJdS) that 20-year-old Curtis Lee Valentine is charged with aggravated DUI resulting in a death in the wreck that killed 20-year-old Katherine “Katie” Martin on Nov. 22, 2016.

According to sheriff’s office reports, Valentine was speeding when he went into a curve and lost control of the car, which overturned. Previous news reports indicate Martin was a passenger.

Pace says a warrant for Valentine’s arrest was issued after toxicology tests showed he had been under the influence of a controlled substance at the time of the wreck. He says Valentine, accompanied by his attorney, turned himself in.

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Information from: The Vicksburg Post, https://www.vicksburgpost.com

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