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Driver charged after deadly crash in Luzerne County

A woman from Luzerne County is being charged with driving under the influence of drugs at the time of a deadly crash in July 2020.

Police say Jayda Barber, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, lost control of her vehicle on Interstate 81 North in Pittston Township, near Dupont, back in July 2020.

The car went through the center median, flipped an unknown amount of times, and finally stopped in the southbound lanes.

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Zyier Spruell, 18, of Wilkes-Barre, was a passenger. Spruell was ejected from the vehicle and died.

Another passenger, Santalena Lundy, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, was seriously injured.

There is no word yet on if Barber faces other charges in Luzerne County.

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