MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Police announced they’ve identified the four victims who tragically lost their lives in a violent car crash in Miami Gardens as two others injured in the crash remain in the hospital in critical condition.
Miami Gardens Police said 8-year-old Azariah McCall, 10-year-old Irena Johnson, 10-year-old Kamari Graham, and 51-year-old Rosa May Jones, all of whom were inside the Nissan Altima, did not survive the crash.
The mother of the children and another child remain in critical condition at a hospital.
“We know that this is a tough time for the community, it’s a tough time for the family, a tough time for the victims,” said Miami Gardens Police Executive Officer Emmanuel Jeanty.
The wreck unfolded around 6 p.m., Saturday when officers said 25-year-old Antonio Wilcox Jr crashed into a Nissan Altima carrying eight passengers on Northwest 37th Avenue near 170th Street. The force caused the car to be crushed between Wilcox’s SUV and a silver Cadillac Escalade that was driving ahead of them.
Miami Gardens Police said Wilcox Jr., who is from Naples, was intoxicated and traveling at 99 miles per hour at the time of the crash.
“Mr. Wilcox was driving at approximately 99 mph, accelerating at the point of impact. The throttle was all the way down,” said Jeanty. “At least three people did not have seatbelts. This has been the worst accident that I have witnessed.”
Wilcox Jr. is in a Broward County hospital, under the supervision of a police guard as he’s being treated for his injuries. He is also undergoing tests for additional factors that likely impacted his judgment.
“I can tell you right now in my law enforcement career this has been the worse accident that I have witnessed. And as a matter of fact, our traffic Homicide detective had even stated the same, in their many years of investigating these types of crashes, the detective even stated this is worse accident he had to investigate,” said Jeanty.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Wilcox Jr. remained in the hospital, but police said he will be extradited by the U.S. Marshalls Office back to Miami-Dade County once he recovers.
He is facing at least four counts of vehicular homicide with additional charges pending.
He is being held without bond.
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