Woman arrested for murder following Hoover crash that killed husband, wife

Published: Oct. 31, 2023 at 8:26 AM CDT|Updated: Jan. 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM CST

HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Hoover Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed a husband and his wife on Oct. 31, 2023.

The Jefferson County Coroner has identified the victims who died as 64-year-old Teresa Darlene Doss Roberts and her husband 67-year-old George Raymond Roberts. The couple lived in Bessemer.

Hoover Police say 34-year-old Sarah Rose Tisdale has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of reckless endangerment. Investigators determined she was under the influence of multiple controlled substances at the time of the crash.

Tisdale was arrested on Jan. 5, 2024.

The crash happened on Highway 150 near Hunter Street Baptist Church around 6:19 a.m.

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An initial investigation revealed that a Lexus RS 350 was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway 150 when it collided head-on with a Nissan Rogue driven by Teresa Roberts.

Tisdale, the driver of the Lexus RS 350, was taken to UAB Hospital with serious injuries. A 3-year-old passenger from the Lexus was taken to Children’s of Alabama with minor injuries.

Police say Tisdale is being held in the Jefferson County Jail without bond.

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