MIAMI GARDENS, Flo. (DDN) – A family friend has reported that a 13-year-old girl, who sustained injuries in a recent crash in Miami Gardens that claimed the lives of her siblings and grandmother, has passed away.
Authorities in Miami Gardens reported that a white Nissan Altima was carrying five children and three adults when it was involved in a collision at Northwest 170th Street and 37th Avenue just before 6 p.m. on February 8.
Footage captured by surveillance cameras revealed a black Kia Sorrento colliding with the rear of an Altima, causing it to subsequently crash into a silver Cadillac Escalade.
A woman, aged 51 and named Rosa Jones, was the sole adult fatality. The children’s grandmother mourned the loss of her grandchildren, identified by an aunt as siblings: 8-year-old Azariah McCall, 10-year-old Ireanna Johnson, and Kamari Graham, who was marking his 10th birthday.
Their other sister, 13-year-old Ka’Myra Graham, suffered severe injuries and has been declared brain dead, according to their aunt. On Monday, a family friend informed NBC6 that “she had sustained too much internal damage from the car accident,” and had unfortunately passed away, raising the death toll to five.
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Both the children’s mother, Donika Johnson, and her partner, Ariel Johnson, were admitted to the hospital as well.
A family friend, a 7-year-old boy, was also in the vehicle and has been taken to the hospital. His mother confirmed his identity as Cyrus Rankin and mentioned last week that he was in a critical state.
Authorities in Miami Gardens have determined that the 25-year-old driver of the Sorento, Antonio Maurice Wilcox Jr., was responsible for the incident and was operating the vehicle at an excessive speed.
“Mr. Wilcox was driving at approximately 99 mph, accelerating at the point of impact, the accelerator was all the way down,” Miami Gardens Police Executive Officer Emmanuel Jeanty said.
Jeanty stated that Wilcox had alcohol present in his system and was undergoing tests for additional potential impairment factors.
Wilcox has been taken into custody at the Broward jail facing four charges of reckless vehicular homicide, according to official records. There were anticipations regarding his transfer to Miami-Dade.
Reference: Girl, 13, dies after Miami Gardens crash that killed siblings, grandma: Family friend
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