A New York woman was arrested this week in Florida and charged with reckless homicide for a fatal crash in Indiana last year.
The Grant County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Adria Wilkerson, 31, in Venice, Florida, where she is now awaiting extradition to Indiana.
The fatal crash took place on October 1, 2025, the sheriff’s office said. Vickie Colley, 45, was trapped in her vehicle after the crash. She was taken to a hospital after deputies freed her from the vehicle but died from her injuries, WXIN reported.
Court documents say that deputies received a call about a black BMW driving recklessly — the vehicle was seen blowing through a stop sign, passed a school bus and another vehicle in a no-passing zone, and even crashed through a farmer’s fence and into a cow pasture before returning to the roadway. When deputies arrived, they found the BMW and a Chevrolet had been involved in a head-on collision. The BMW, driven by Wilkerson, was on fire. Bystanders had helped her get out of the vehicle.
Wilkerson was taken to Lutheran Hospital for injuries that were described as serious.
Investigators said that Wilkerson crossed a double yellow center line and slammed into Colley’s Chevrolet.
Deputies learned in the course of their investigation that Wilkerson had abandoned her child at their home in New York and driven across Ohio to reach Indiana. She was stopped in Ohio but released when law enforcementdetermined she was not a threat to herself or others. It’s not clear if they knew she had abandoned her child.
Wilkerson’s family further told deputies that she had a history of “suicidal ideology,” court documents said.
A warrant for her arrest was issued on February 13, and she was arrested in on Tuesday.
For the latest true crime and justice news, subscribe to the ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ podcast.
[Featured image: Adria Wilkerson/Grant County Sheriff’s Office]
