Coroner IDs One Woman Killed In Grisly DUI Crash

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The coroner's office released the name of one of the two women killed in a solo-car DUI crash that also injured four other women in Beverly Hills. She was Jenetta Williams, 32, of Palmdale, coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz said.

The crash was reported at 1:23 a.m. Friday in the area of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, said Beverly Hills police Sgt. Andrew Myers. The vehicle, a BMW X5, was eastbound on Santa Monica Boulevard when the crash took place, Beverly Hills police Lt. Elisabeth Albanese said. Some of the women were ejected from the vehicle, Albanese added.

All of the women, who ranged in age from 20 to 35, were taken to a hospital, where two of them later died, Albanese said. The others' injuries ranged from minor to critical, she said.

The driver, 30-year-old Taisha Welch of Los Angeles, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, Albanese said. She was later booked on suspicion of several charges, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and driving without a license.

Welch remained in the Beverly Hills jail in lieu of $100,000 bail, sheriff's inmate records reported.