Mother Of Victim Killed In New Jersey Crash Says Driver Was Drag Racing Moments Before
After we reported on a grand jury indicting a New Jersey woman for the fiery crash that killed her four friends, a mother of one of the victims has updated that the driver was actually drag racing moments before the single-car accident that killed her daughter and three others.
Previously, we shared that 20-year-old Nashauna Johnson, of Newark who was 19 at the time, was indicted on four counts of vehicular homicide after the car she was driving apparently lost control, crashed and ignited in flames, killing all passengers except her. We shared that the victims included, Newark residents Taylor Hill, 19 and Kamal Johnson, 18, (who both passed instantly), and Asanti McNair, 19, and Nashawn Brooks, 19, of Irvington, who was the driver’s boyfriend. Both McNair and Brooks passed on June 10.
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While investigators initially believed that Johnson’s speed wasn’t a factor in her Cadillac CTS’ crash, Hill’s mother, Michele Donald, took to social media to update that speed was in-fact a factor as the car lost control due to Johnson allegedly drag racing. Additionally, Donald affirms that she nor the other families are “going after [Johnson] nor pressing charges, THE STATE is.” Supporting the claims of drag racing, is Brooks’ close friend, Elton Jean-Baptiste, who told Essex News Daily in 2020 how angry and grief-stricken he is after revealing that he and Brooks agreed to race each other home after a day at the beach.
Jean-Baptiste stated, “As I was taking the exit, there were three cars ahead of me, so I slowed down. After that, I thought to myself that the race is over, so I’ll just take everyone home. I took an exit, but they kept going because they had the other three people to take home. While I was driving, I had asked someone to call Nashawn, but he didn’t pick up. So, someone called Nashuana, the driver. She didn’t pick . Right then and there, I had a feeling something happened, but I just wanted to assume their phones were both dead. I chose not to think too much of it. I woke up at 5 a.m. to missed calls and texts. I called Coach Smoke, and he told me the situation. After that, my heart dropped. I was hoping for the best because he was still alive. Later, I got the news and it had me stuck. I didn’t think it was real. I was at a loss for words.”
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