Three North Carolina high school football players died after two sisters engaged in street racing on their way to a family birthday party, Fayetteville police said.
Nicholas Williams, 17, Trevor Merritt, 17, and Jai-Hyon Elliott, 18, all E.E. Smith High School football players, were killed in the Oct. 8 crash on Rosehill Road. The collision occurred shortly after 7 p.m., according to ABC11. (RELATED: Miss Teen USA Pageant Queen Kadance Fredericksen Dies At Age 18)
Dymond Nekiya Monroe, 21, faces three counts of involuntary manslaughter, willful speed competition, speeding, careless and reckless driving and an insurance violation. Monroe was critically injured and remains hospitalized. She was the only survivor in her vehicle.
A woman wanted in connection with a crash that killed three high school students in Fayetteville nearly two weeks ago has turned herself in to authorities, police said.
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Police arrested Monroe’s younger sister, Destini Rhinada Genwright, 19, on charges of willful speed competition, speeding, careless and reckless driving and an insurance violation. Genwright turned herself in Tuesday and posted a $10,000 unsecured bond, the outlet reported.
Investigators identified a 2023 Dodge Charger traveling on Rosehill Road at the time of the crash. The Fayetteville Police Department’s Traffic Unit seized the vehicle.
Friends told ABC11 the sisters were driving to their younger brother’s surprise 18th birthday party when the crash happened. The brother played football with the three deceased students.
The investigation remains active.