The 18-year-old speeding fiend who killed a mother and her three children during a 112 mph crash in Seattle posted $100,000 bail with the help of his family.
The King County Prosecutor’s Office charged Washington teenager Chase Jones, 18, with four counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and one count of reckless driving following Tuesday’s crash.
Jones, a Kent resident, was allegedly traveling 112 mph when he collided with a pickup truck near the intersection of South 192nd Street and 140th Avenue South in Renton, resulting in a three-car crash.
The victims were identified as sisters Eloise and Matilda Wilcoxson, ages 12 and 13; Buster Brown, 12; and Andrea Hudson, 38.
Bail for the accused speed demon was initially set at $1 million, but after the judge decided Jones was not a “flight risk,” the bail was reduced to just $100,000.
Chase Jones, 18, who killed a mother and her three children during a 112 mph crash in Seattle, posted $100,000 bail with the help of his family. Jones appeared in court via video link from his hospital bed on Monday.
The Washington teenager who killed a beloved mother and three children he was mentoring after crashing his pickup truck at 112 mph was photographed for the first time last month.
Andrea Hudson, 38, was carpooling with five children, including two of her own, when another car ran a red light at an intersection, crashing into her truck and killing her instantly.
Judge Johanna Bender cited “special circumstances” as her reasoning for reducing bail, including the “severity” of his injuries and his inability to drive a vehicle.
The teenager posted bail with the help of his family the next day, April 2.
Since Jones’ family posted bail, he is allowed to return home as soon as he is released from the hospital, where he will be placed on electronic home detention and will have to wear a tag for GPS monitoring.
He was forced to surrender his driver’s license and is not allowed to drive or operate any vehicle, bicycle or scooter.
All four of Jones’ victims died from “multiple blunt force injuries,” according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
“When you drive, think about the people around you,” the girls’ father, Chace Wilcoxson, said in a desperate plea published in the Seattle Times.
‘When you are tempted to speed up, think of Andrea. When you are tempted to reach for your phone while driving, think of my beautiful daughters, Matilda and Eloise. When you try to shine the light, remember Buster Brown.
Hudson’s children, Nolan and Charlotte, who were also in the van, suffered brain hemorrhages, internal injuries and broken bones and were taken to Harborview Medical Center.
As of Friday, Nolan was in critical condition, while Charlotte was in serious condition in the ICU, according to spokeswoman Susan Gregg.
Also killed in the accident was 12-year-old Buster Brown, who was described as “an exemplary son, brother and friend.”
Chase David Jones, 18, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault and reckless driving in connection with Tuesday’s crash. He was allegedly going 112 mph when he struck Hudson’s vehicle.
Jones appeared in court on Monday via video link from his hospital bed. Chase Wilcoxson, speaking below left, father of the two dead girls, told the court he believes Jones had a history of reckless driving.
An adult who was in the third vehicle that was hit in the collision suffered minor injuries.
Jones was treated for an internal injury that required surgery, as well as a broken leg and ribs. He has since been released.
He had purchased the teenager’s 2015 Audi A4 just a month before the fatal collision. According to court documents, it was the third vehicle Jones had destroyed in a speeding accident in the past 11 months.
Hudson, who was leading a homeschooling group, was taking the three children home Tuesday afternoon when she passed the intersection and Jones struck her, according to court documents.
The teen had been driving erratically, speeding and “dodging other traffic.” Data from his car showed he was traveling 112 mph when he ran a red light at the intersection “at full speed without braking.”
Prosecutors described the collision as “incredibly violent” and noted that all four victims died instantly.
Court documents show Daniels has been involved in three major accidents over the past year, and body camera footage from the scene of one of them shows him admitting to speeding toward a police officer.