A woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in a fatal DUI wreck on New Year's Day in Clarksville that killed a motorcycle rider.

Arial Crystal Hummel, 38, has been charged with vehicular homicide and failure to yield resulting in death, according to an arrest warrant obtained by The Leaf-Chronicle.

The motorcyclist is identified as 51-year-old Harold E. Perry, who died Tuesday from injuries in the crash.

On Jan. 1 at around 10 p.m., Hummel was driving south on Fort Campbell Boulevard near Quin Lane in a Jeep Wrangler. She turned left and failed to yield the right of way to the approaching motorcycle, according to the warrant.

Perry's motorcycle hit Hummel's Jeep, ejecting him from the motorcycle.

Perry was airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition. He died six days later.

When officers arrived on scene, Officer James Burton spoke with Hummel and smelled alcohol. According to the warrant, Hummel said she ordered a mixed drink at 2:30 p.m., and finished drinking it at 5:30 p.m. Hummel also said she took a sip of another alcoholic beverage 45 minutes before the wreck, according to the warrant.

Hummel consented to a sobriety test and "performed poorly," stated the warrant.

She was arrested for driving under the influence and was transported to Montgomery County Jail, where a breath test showed she had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.173. The DUI limit in Tennessee is 0.08.

Alexis Clark can be reached at aclark@gannett.com. To support her work, sign up for a digital subscription to TheLeafChronicle.com.