Four teenagers in Ohio were killed as a result of a high-speed car crash. The teens were reportedly driving a car that was reported stolen only two weeks before. Reportedly, the vehicle's driver, Eddy Deandre Bonner, 18, lost control of the vehicle, eventually hitting trees and another car. Except for Bonner, all the vehicle's occupants, ages 14 to 19, were ejected from the vehicle as a result of the collision. All teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene.
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According to Fox 8, the incident took place at around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12 at West 106th Street. Bonner, as per investigators, was reportedly driving the vehicle at an "excessive speed," causing him to lose control. As a result, the car hit two trees. The collision was so violent that the car shattered into pieces, ejecting three of the vehicle's occupants.
Other than Eddy Deandre Bonner, 19-year-old Caurie Williams, 14-year-old Kalise McGee, and 14-year-old Tamera Davis were killed as a result of the crash. Authorities pronounced them dead at the scene upon arrival.
Cleveland Police Chief Annie Todd told News 5 Cleveland that the Hyundai that Bonner was driving was reported stolen two weeks before the crash took place from the Old Brooklyn neighborhood. Todd confirmed to the outlet that no one was chasing the vehicle at the time and that it was unclear who stole the vehicle in the first place.
Tragedy
Many reacted to the tragic news of the teenagers' deaths, especially their family members. One day after the fatal car crash, loved ones gathered at the scene to pay tribute to the teens, placing balloons.
"It's tough just laying there, look at my f*****g baby blood on the ground, like it's hard," Clarisa McGree, mother of Kalise, told News 5 Cleveland. "She went to school, but with her little behavior issues. I mean, sometimes it was hard to get her to go, but she still was a sweet kid, though."
Clarissa added, "That was my only kid. So I don't know how to move forward. I don't know how to move forward."
Sommer Brown, called her daughter, Tamera Davis, a "good kid" with a "lot of potential." Brown also told News 5 Cleveland that she believed Tamera didn't know she was in a stolen car.
"She probably didn't realize she was in a stolen car because you've got to think she was with her friend, a girl she thought she could trust," Brown said. "Feb. 27, she was with me. She wasn't out there stealing cars."
