HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. — A Kentucky woman is in custody following a fatal crash in Hardin County over the weekend that took the lives of two young children.
According to the Hardin County Sheriff's office, Angela Chapman was arrested for driving under the influence which resulted in a crash in the West Point area, around US 31, Sunday evening.
Police say that she had taken drugs prior to getting behind the wheel and driving into oncoming traffic in the northbound lanes.
Hardin County Sheriff John Ward said the crash killed two children, a 1-year-old and 2-year-old, who were fastened into car seats in the backseat of the northbound car.
Ward said their mother, the driver of the northbound car, is pregnant and had to be airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital due to the seriousness of her injuries.
Authorities say that Chapman drove her vehicle with an "extreme indifference to human life."
Chapman has been charged with two counts of murder, first-degree assault and operating a vehicle under the influence of a substance.
She appeared in court Monday morning for arraignment.
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