Woman charged in fatal Mountain Brook wreck initially thought to be a single-vehicle crash

A Birmingham woman has been charged in the traffic death of a man on Montclair Road in Mountain Brook.

Hannah Gray Williams, 30, is charged with reckless manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, police announced Friday.

Died in the crash 33-year-old Robert Ashley May Jr., a Montgomery native and former Troy University cheerleader.

The fatal crash happened on Saturday, Oct. 12 at approximately 1:30 p.m. in the 3900 block of Montclair Road.

Officers discovered what they believe was a single-vehicle crash that ejected May from the vehicle. He was taken to UAB Hospital, where he died a short time later.

As officers interviewed witnesses at the crash scene, it emerged that a second vehicle was involved and that it fled the scene before the officer arrived, police said Friday.

They later determined that the second vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and driving dangerously and recklessly, which contributed to the crash.

The case was presented to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday and arrest warrants were issued for Williams.

It was not immediately clear whether Williams is in custody.

May was a graduate of Stanhope Elmore High School, where he was a standout player on the varsity football team and was named Defensive Player of the Year.

The family said he was also an excellent baseball player and attended Troy University on a cheerleading scholarship.

He worked as a dent repair specialist at Carvana in Bessemer, specializing in foreign cars.

In a Facebook post, the family wrote: “Knowing Robert meant loving him. He was beautiful. He was a wonderful person. He was a wonderful brother and uncle. He was a great everything.”

“He was the best son,” the family wrote. “The world is less clear now.”