A Chicago police officer was arrested Monday and faces multiple charges, including aggravated DUI, in connection with a pedestrian death in early December in downtown Chicago, authorities said.
According to Chicago police, 40-year-old Tangie Brown was taken into custody at the 2nd District police station on Monday and appeared in court on Tuesday, where she faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.
- One felony charge of aggravated DUI in a deadly accident
- One felony charge of aggravated use of communication device in a death
- Two misdemeanor charges of failure to give information and render aid in event of an injury
- One misdemeanor charge of reckless driving
Additionally, Brown was cited for failure to reduce speed and improper lane usage.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the crash occurred at around 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 7 when Brown told responding officers that she dropped her phone and looked away from the road to retrieve it.
Fearing she was going to hit a median, Brown veered the other way, crashing into two Texas women.
One of the women, 56-year-old Maria Schwab, was killed in the crash while the other victim, a 37-year-old woman, was treated for bruises and a cut at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Sun-Times.
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Police said Brown was relieved of police powers that same day.
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