Driver charged in Durham crash that killed 73-year-old woman

The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. on T.W. Alexander Drive at Wind River Parkway, according to the Durham Police Department.

According to police, Rita Dinizo, 73, of Raleigh, was attempting to turn left out of a shopping center in a Honda Civic when a 2018 Nissan Rogue driven by Zahnyah Booker crashed into the left side of her car. The SUV was traveling at 87 mph at the time of the crash, police said.

Dinizo was thrown from her car and taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Booker, 21, of Durham and two children in her SUV suffered minor injuries.

Booker was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, speeding and reckless driving. She also was cited with driving under a suspended license and not wearing a seatbelt.