The moment a teenager allegedly killed a mother and three children after crashing into their minivan at 112mph was captured in a shocking video released by police.
Surveillance footage shows 18-year-old Chase Jones traveling at breakneck speed in his 2015 Audi A4 before plowing through the SUV in a Seattle suburb on March 19.
Jones was allegedly traveling 112 mph before the horrific crash at the intersection of South 192nd Street and 140th Avenue South in Renton, causing a multi-vehicle crash.
The victims were identified as sisters Eloise and Matilda Wilcoxson, ages 12 and 13; Buster Brown, 12; and Andrea Hudson, 38. Court documents seen by KOMO News They say they were “immediately killed” by the “incredibly violent collision.”
Hudson’s two children were also in the car, but miraculously survived and are now stable after initially being taken to a Washington hospital in critical condition.
Chase Jones (pictured) appeared to smile briefly as he appeared in court via video conference Monday and pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving.
Surveillance footage shows Jones, 18, traveling at breakneck speed in his 2015 Audi A4 before plowing through the SUV at an intersection in a Seattle suburb on March 19.
Appearing in court via video link from his hospital bed on Monday, Jones appeared expressionless as the charges against him were read out, before pleading not guilty.
He also appeared to be suppressing a smile at another point in the courtroom clip posted by KOMO News.
The teen has been charged with four counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and one count of reckless driving.
Also appearing in court via video conference, the mother of the two murdered girls said Jones has not attempted to contact the families whose lives have been shattered by the horrific accident.
“I’m a little concerned and surprised because, as far as I know, there has been no attempt to reach out to us with any kind of message of sympathy or regret,” Rivka Wilcoxson told the court.
Prosecutors said this is not the first time Jones has been involved with authorities for dangerous driving.
“There is evidence that this defendant was speeding and striking two vehicles prior to this collision,” Deputy District Attorney Amy J. Freedheim told the court, adding that the other accidents occurred in January of this year.
The court set Jones’ bail at $100,000 and recommended that he be placed under electronic monitoring at home if he pays the amount. He is also prohibited from driving.
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.
Among the victims were sisters Eloise and Matilda Wilcoxson, aged 12 and 13, who are survived by their parents and four other siblings.
Also killed in the accident was 12-year-old Buster Brown, who was described as “an exemplary son, brother and friend.”
Jones and the victims’ families appeared in court via video link on Monday.
Defense lawyer Brad Barshi told the court that Jones had suffered broken arms and legs in the accident and would be in hospital for a long time.
“My client is not stealing cars, carrying a weapon, or intentionally attempting to commit a violent crime,” Barshi told the court, according to KOMO News.
‘This is an allegation where my client may have made a silly mistake by driving over the speed limit. That is the accusation.
Pictured: Jones in police body camera footage at the scene of a previous crash
But the father of the two girls killed in the crash disagreed, pointing out Jones’ “reckless” story but expressing empathy for the teenager regardless.
“Your Honor, I have no evidence of remorse or that his home environment is the right environment for him to recover, change and become the man he should be,” Chace Wilcoxson told the court, according to KOMO News.
‘I have no hard evidence, but I am sure that I have personally seen this car driven recklessly days and weeks before this accident. I don’t think this was just a silly mistake.’
Body camera footage from the scene of a previous crash allegedly caused by Jones shows him admitting to speeding to a police officer.
‘I saw an open road. He was definitely going 25″ over the speed limit,” Jones told the officer in May 2023. When asked to estimate his speed, he said “40 or 50.”
“He told me he was speeding down the street…that guy was dragging,” a KPD officer is heard saying in the video.
Jones had crashed another car and the other driver involved said he was turning when Jones, in a Chevy Tahoe, approached at a high rate of speed.
The officer let Jones off with a warning and spoke with the teen’s parents before leaving the scene.
Hudson is survived by her husband, Abe, and three children. Two of her children, Nolan, 14, and Charlotte, 12, were in the truck at the time of the accident and suffered serious injuries.
The Wilcoxson sisters were described by their mother as ‘inseparable’
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.
According to court documents, Tuesday’s multi-car crash was the third speeding accident Jones has been involved in in the past 11 months.
Photographs of the affected families have been left at the scene of the accident.
‘It’s a mistake, mistakes happen. Lessons need to be learned, as long as one learns them,” the police officer said.
The next accident occurred in January, where another driver said Jones was traveling at such a speed that he didn’t even see him coming, according to KOMO.
Jones bought an Audi a month before the fatal accident and after he totaled two other cars in the previous accidents.
Last week’s deadly accident left three families heartbroken over the loss of their loved ones.
“When you drive, think about the people around you,” the girls’ father, Chace Wilcoxson, previously told 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.”
All four victims died from “multiple blunt force injuries,” according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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.
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.
Hudson, who was leading a homeschooling group, was taking the three children home when she passed through the intersection and Jones hit her, according to court documents.