ST. LOUIS (AP/KMOX) — A driver accused of running a red light in downtown St. Louis last year and causing a crash that killed a 17-year-old girl has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
La’Javion Ramsey, 26, of East St. Louis, was charged Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Prosecutors have said he was driving more than 20 mph (32.2 kph) over the speed limit when his car hit a pickup truck at a downtown intersection around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 17.
Sierra Rubymae Ward-Micke, 17, of De Soto, was in the bed of the truck when the crash happened, police said. She was thrown from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.
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A federal lawsuit filed against Ramsey by Esurance Insurance Services for the crash claims he tried to get an insurance policy the day after the crash and make a claim.
In the lawsuit, Ramsey stated he ran the red light because he saw a large group of people gathered on Washington Avenue that night and believed he saw someone with a gun.
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