23-year-old Covington resident Kearies Simpson has been charged with murder in connection to the I-75 wrong-way crash that killed a woman on Oct. 23, per Covington police.
Martha Arlinghaus, 83, of Villa Hills was traveling the correct way on the interstate when a car driving the wrong way hit her head on, according to Covington police. She was the only passenger in her vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle that was traveling the wrong was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and the passenger of the vehicle was released from the hospital Sunday.
Simpson was charged Friday with murder as well as seven counts of wanton endangerment and criminal mischief. Police say she is currently being held at the Hamilton County Detention Center awaiting extradition to Kentucky.