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Woman charged in fatal Mountain Brook crash initially thought to be single-vehicle crash
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Woman charged in fatal Mountain Brook crash initially thought to be single-vehicle crash

A Birmingham woman has been charged in the traffic death of a man on Montclair Road in Mountain Brook.

Police announced Friday that 30-year-old Hannah Gray Williams has been charged with reckless homicide and leaving the scene of an accident injured.

Died in the accident 33-year-old Robert Ashley May Jr. Montgomery native and former Troy University cheerleader.

The fatal crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, in the 3900 block of Montclair Road.

Officers found what they believed to be a single-vehicle crash in which May was ejected. The person was taken to UAB Hospital and died a short time later.

Police said Friday that officers’ interviews with witnesses at the scene of the crash revealed that a second vehicle was involved and fled the scene prior to police arrival.

They later determined that the second vehicle was traveling at a high speed and engaged in dangerous and reckless driving, which contributed to the crash.

The case was presented to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday, and an arrest warrant was issued against Williams.

It is not yet clear whether Williams is in custody.

May was a graduate of Stanhope Elmore High School; where he was a standout player on the varsity football team and was awarded Defensive Player of the Year.

She was also an outstanding baseball player and attended Troy University on a cheerleading scholarship, her family said.

He worked as a dent repair specialist at Carvana in Bessemer, specializing in foreign automobiles.

“To know Robert was to love him,” the family wrote in a Facebook post. It was beautiful. He was a wonderful person. He was a wonderful brother and uncle. “Everything was great.”

“He was the best son,” the family wrote. “The world is less bright now.”