Crime & Safety
Woman charged with murder in Ogden
By 
Editor-in-Chief
Ogden, New York — A woman is facing murder after a crash killed her husband in Ogden on the Fourth of July.
According to the Ogden Police Department, Jennie Clark, 42, was driving her family home early in the morning of July 4 when she crashed into a utility pole along Colby Street. Her husband Matthew Clark, 43, was in the car at the time, as were three children under the age of 15.
According to investigators, alcohol, speed and reckless driving all played a role in the crash.
Matthew Clark was killed instantly, officials said. Jennie Clark received minor injuries and was briefly hospitalized. The children were not injured and released to the family members.
Jennie Clark has been charged with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter, three counts of reckless endangerment, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, reckless driving, three counts of aggravated DWI with a child (under Leandra’s Law), and DWI, along with a series of traffic violations.
According to police Clark was taken to the Monroe County Jail, where she is being held without bail.
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