MARYLAND
BBC News
Maryland’s first female Episcopalian bishop will face charges over a hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist in Baltimore, prosecutors say.
Bishop Suffragan Heather Cook will be arrested for vehicular manslaughter over the death of Tom Palermo, 41.
Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said Ms Cook’s blood-alcohol level was at .22 after the crash, almost triple the state’s legal limit for driving.
Ms Cook, who was elected bishop in September, has been put on leave.
The Maryland diocese previously said Ms Cook initially left the scene but returned 20 minutes later “to take responsibility for her actions”.
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