St. Petersburg, FL (December 9, 2018) - A man who fled in a stolen vehicle and later caused a fatal crash has been arrested n charges of vehicular homicide.
20-year-old Carl McKinley allegedly stole a Hyundai Sonata on November 24th. McKinley then drove the Sonata to the intersection of 18th and 25th Streets in St. Petersburg. At the intersecton, McKinley ran a stop sign and collided with a vehicle driven by 46-year-old Yalanda Speights. Speights died from her injuries.
McKinley is accused of traveling at a high rate of speed just prior to the crash. Three others in the vehicle, 19-year-old Lazarius Faulk, 19-year-old Clifford Washington and 18-year-old Jaquez Rosue were charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle.
No further information is currently available.
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