NY MAGEE, EURweb.com

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested following a DUI road rage incident in New Orleans that left a 22-year-old and her unborn child dead in January.

Jade Lewis and her unborn child, a boy she planned on naming Mydas, were killed in the crash that reportedly occurred around 12.30pm on January 30. Family said she was due to deliver in early February.

Police said that toxicology tests confirmed Shannon Alvarez was under the influence of several dangerous substances at the time of the deadly accident, Daily Mail reports.

Police say the incident started when one of the drivers wouldn’t let the other merge, so both escalated down the street, blocking each other until they crashed.

“Someone wanted to get in the other lane, they get too close, someone blows their horn and then it escalates from there,” Lt. Michael Cunningham said. “Then the other driver doesn’t want to let somebody over. Witnesses are saying that’s what happened here.”

After striking Lewis’ vehicle, Alvarez’s SUV fishtailed and went off the road, crashing into another pole.

Alvarez faces charges of vehicular homicide, third-degree feticide and other moving violations.

Meanwhile, Lewis’ boyfriend has opened up about his loss.