Meredith Baxley, 37, struck and killed by alleged driver Melvin Martin, 41, on Azalea Road in Mobile, Alabama

Driver arrested after woman on a motorized wheelchair killed in accident
Police officials say the traffic fatality happened around 6:48 p.m. on Azalea Road at the entrance to Cabana Apartments just south of Airport Boulevard.
Charges upgraded to manslaughter against man who hit woman in motorized wheelchair
Officials say the victim, 37-year-old Meredith Baxley, was crossing Azalea Road in a motorized wheelchair when she was struck by a Ford Focus driven by 41-year-old Melvin Martin.
Mobile man found guilty of murder for DUI crash that killed a woman
The Mobile County District Attorney's Office has announced a jury convicted Melvin Martin for murder.
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