Lewes woman, 20, charged in Rehoboth Avenue crash

A 20-year-old Lewes woman faces DUI and other charges after a July 9 crash on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach critically injured a bicyclist. 

Megan Smith was driving a Jeep Wrangler west on Rehoboth Avenue at 1:08 a.m. when she collided with a bicyclist, 21, who is a J1 visa student, Rehoboth Beach police said. The student was taken by EMS to an area hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. 

Smith, who police said had a fake identification card, was charged with felony forgery, driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, failure to have insurance identification, inattentive driving, failure to remain within a single lane, and failure to report a collision involving alcohol or drugs. Smith was released on her own recognizance.