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Louisville woman charged with manslaughter after a fatal Greenbelt motorcycle crash

Louisville, KentuckyPublished 28 Sep 2026

Police say Emma Perez turned left from Greenbelt Highway onto Greenwood Road and hit a motorcycle, killing Andrea Hill and Robert Smallwood. She was arrested Sept. 19.

Louisville Metro Police say a Sept. 6 crash at Greenbelt Highway and Greenwood Road in Pleasure Ridge Park killed motorcycle riders Andrea Hill and Robert Smallwood. Emma Perez, 24, was arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter.

Shared facts

On Sept. 6, officers responded to a crash at Greenbelt Highway and Greenwood Road.

Police said Perez was turning left from Greenbelt Highway onto Greenwood Road at a high speed.

Police said Perez failed to yield to the motorcycle.

Emma Perez was driving the vehicle that hit the motorcycle.

Perez's vehicle struck the motorcycle.

Both people riding the motorcycle were thrown from it.

Andrea Hill and Robert Smallwood died after the crash.

The riders were taken to a hospital.

Andrea Hill was 58.

The Jefferson County coroner said Andrea Hill and Robert Smallwood were from Seymour, Indiana.

Emma Perez is 24.

Emma Perez was arrested on Saturday.

Emma Perez was charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter.

Police found THC vape cartridges in Perez's vehicle.

Toxicology results were still pending.

Investigators cited witness statements, surveillance video, and physical evidence.

Perez was held at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.

Perez was held on a $500,000 bond.

Emma Perez was scheduled for arraignment on Monday.

Disputed facts

Sources disagree on whether Robert Smallwood was 62 or 64.

WDRB

Louisville woman charged with manslaughter following fatal motorcycle collision

WDRB+WAVE Digital Staff

Published 20 Sep 2026 accessed 27 Sep 2026

Facts

Robert Smallwood was operating the motorcycle.

Andrea Hill was the passenger.

Police executed a search warrant for blood and toxicology testing.

Court records say Perez was serving a conditionally discharged sentence from a prior conviction at the time of the crash.

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WLKY

Woman arrested in connection to double fatal collision in PRP

Renee Maloney

Published 20 Sep 2026 accessed 27 Sep 2026

Facts

The fatal motorcycle crash was in PRP.

Police said the SUV driver had non-life-threatening injuries.

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WVIH

Woman Charged In Fatal Accident

Mable Cundiff

Published 20 Sep 2026 accessed 27 Sep 2026

Facts

No unique facts.

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TheCount

KY Woman Emma Perez Arrested In Fatal Louisville Motorcycle Crash; 2 Counts Manslaughter

TheCount.com

Published 20 Sep 2026 accessed 27 Sep 2026

Facts

Authorities examined whether impairment played a role in the crash.

The available records did not establish whether Perez was impaired.

The crash was on a roadway connecting southern and southwestern Louisville.

TheCount said toxicology results, the victims’ medical treatment, and the lead-up to the crash had not been released.

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