Advertisement Deputies: Trooper-involved chase leads to deadly wreck, DUI arrest Investigators say trooper pursuit leads to fatal crash Share Shares Copy Link Copy

The driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal accident involving a trooper sat down with WYFF News 4 on Tuesday.Like all who knew Taylor Miller, Lauren Rowe is in mourning over his death but unlike Miller’s other friends and family, Rowe is charged in the crash that took Miller’s life.Rowe and her attorney sat down with WYFF News 4 on Tuesday.“This is not a case of a stranger hitting someone this is a case of one of her best friends. This is a guy who she spent most of her weeks with," said her attorney.Rowe is charged with felony DUI and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Her SUV and a Troopers patrol car collided at the intersection of North Pleasantburg Drive and Rutherford Road just after midnight Friday.Investigators said it began when a driver went through a Highway Patrol DUI checkpoint around midnight Friday.“She was going from one home to another to deliver a Christmas gift to a friend of hers” the attorney said.Deputy Drew Pinciaro with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office said, a trooper started pursuing that vehicle near the intersection of Blue Ridge Drive and Cedar Lane Road.About six minutes later, the trooper crashed into a Nissan SUV at the intersection of North Pleasantburg Drive and Rutherford Road, Pinciaro said.The trooper was not seriously hurt and a passenger in the Nissan was taken to the hospital.Deputy Coroner Jeff Fowler said Taylor Heathman Miller, 22, died at the hospital at 5:21 p.m. Friday. The cause and manner of Miller's death is still pending.Rowe’s attorney says she is not responsible for the crash that killed her friend, “she was not doing anything wrong she was driving through a green light and an accident occurred.”The Greenville County Sheirff’s Office is investigating the accident.According to Pinciaro, the trooper's lights and sirens were on but the investigation continues into who had the green light.