(WWJ) A Detroit woman has been hit with a long list of charges in connection to a car crash that killed a six-year-old boy.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Sade Keith, 32, crashed the car while driving with four children (6, 6, 3 and 1) in the back seat, "unrestrained." Detroit Police were called to the scene on Monday around 6:30 p.m. in the area of Joy Road and Artesian, to find the car flipped over on its roof.
The little boy was ejected from the car and pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors said.
Police said Keith blew past the "red signal" at Artesian, at a high rate of speed. Another car driving northbound on Artesian struck her—causing Keith's vehicle to flip over and land upside down.
One of the six-year-olds and the infant are the defendant's children. The boy who passed away and his three-year-old brother are the children of Keith's friend, prosecutors said.
WDIV reports the other children and Keith were hospitalized but are expected to survive.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Keith with Second Degree Murder, Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death, Operating While License Suspended, Revoked or Denied Causing Death, three counts of Child Abuse – Second Degree and four counts of Operating While Intoxicated – Occupant Less than 16 Years Old.* She is being held on a $100,000 bond.
She is due back in court on October 29.
