FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — The driver of a car that crashed and killed three E.E. Smith High School football players has been arrested, Fayetteville Police said Wednesday night.
Dymond Nekiya Monroe, 21, was taken into custody on Wednesday, police said. She was driving when the crash happened Oct. 8 in the 2700 block of Rosehill Road, shortly after football practice.
Police said previously that Monroe and her 19-year-old sister Destini Genwright were on their way to their younger brother’s 18th birthday party, with several E.E. Smith football players riding in their cars. Nicholas Williams, 17, Trevor Merritt, 17, and Jai’hyon Elliott, 18, all died in the crash.
Dymond Nekiya Monroe
Fayetteville Police Department
Investigators said they believed the sisters were racing in separate vehicles.
According to court documents obtained by ABC11, police concluded that Monroe’s car, carrying the three football players, reached 92 mph before the crash.
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Monroe was critically injured in the crash and received treatment at UNC Hospitals. Upon her release, she was arrested, police said.
She was charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter, willful speed competition, speeding, careless and reckless driving, and insurance violation.
Monroe was being held at the Cumberland County Detention Center under a $300,000.00 secured bond. Her first court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 20.
Genwright also faces several charges related to the crash.
Anyone with further information on this case is asked to contact Detective C. Lewis at (910) 818-1872. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Fayetteville / Cumberland County Crime Stoppers by calling (910) 483-TIPS (8477). Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically.
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