Police: Man caused fatal crash in Bethlehem while drunk

By WNYT

Clifton Park man accused of driving drunk in deadly crash

A Clifton Park man is accused of drunken driving and causing a fatal crash on Route 85 in Bethlehem last month. The crash happened on May 1 just before 7 a.m. near the Krumkill Road exit ramp to Bethlehem. Matthew R. Monthie, 28, was driving west when he crossed over the center line and struck a vehicle driven by Shawna Marzahl, 53, of Selkirk.

A Clifton Park man is accused of drunken driving and causing a fatal crash on Route 85 in Bethlehem last month.

The crash happened on May 1 just before 7 a.m. near the Krumkill Road exit ramp to Bethlehem. Matthew R. Monthie, 28, was driving west when he crossed over the center line and struck a vehicle driven by Shawna Marzahl, 53, of Selkirk.

Marzahl died at the scene. A third person in the crash was not hurt.

Monthie was indicted by an Albany County grand jury on charges of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of drugs and alcohol and reckless endangerment. He was arraigned Friday in Albany County Court and released on $75,000 bond.

He is due back in court on July 7.

A Clifton Park man has been indicted on charges that include manslaughter and DWI for allegedly causing a crash that killed a 53-year-old Selkirk woman on Route 85 in Bethlehem on May 1.(WNYT/Tonee Leary)