Dover woman dies after struck by car

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DOVER, Del. - The Dover Police Department has arrested Thalia Perez, 21, of Dover on manslaughter and related charges following an incident late Friday night. At 11:01 P.M. Dover Police received a call for a vehicle striking a person at Liberty Court Apartments.

Officers responded and located the victim, a 22-year-old female of Dover, and discovered she had sustained severe injuries from being hit by a vehicle. Officers rendered aid to the victim and transported her to Bayhealth Kent Campus where she later died. The victim's name is being withheld until her family has been notified.

Perez was still on scene when Officers arrived and it was determined that she was the operator of the vehicle that struck the victim. Police say she was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Perez was taken into custody without incident and was transported to Dover Police Department where she was processed and arraigned.

Perez was committed to BWCI on £100,100 secured bail on the following charges:-Manslaughter-Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony-Driving Under the Influence of Drugs And/or Alcohol

As always, criminal charges are an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.