Second suspect turns herself in after deadly Dallas street racing crash, police say
Nearly two weeks after a deadly street racing crash in Dallas, a second person has turned themself in, according to the Dallas Police Department.
Sharonda Clark, 47, turned herself in on May 21. It came about a week after Kadishjah Jackson, 31, turned herself in for the same crash.
Clark is facing several charges totaling a $375,000 bond, according to jail records. Those charges include collision involving death, two counts of collision involving serious bodily injury, racing on highway causing bodily injury and two counts of racing on highway causing serious bodily injury.
Jackson was charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault serious bodily injury, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, racing on highway causing bodily injury and two counts of racing on highway causing serious bodily injury.
Deadly street racing crash happened on Mother's Day
Officers responded to the crash around 7:40 p.m. on May 11 on Second Avenue near Cauthorn Drive in South Dallas, according to police. The crash happened during an apparent illegal race, DPD said.
Investigators said the driver of a Cadillac, who fled the scene, was involved in a collision that killed a motorist not participating in the race.
According to police, a pickup truck was traveling south when a northbound vehicle, racing another car, crossed into the southbound lanes and struck the truck, killing its driver.
Crime Stoppers offered up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.
Lawyer says there was no street race that night
An attorney for Clark told CBS News Texas that Clark and Jackson, her daughter, were not racing and they were leaving the grave of Clark's son when the crash happened on Mother's Day.
Clark didn't abandon the vehicle, her attorney Elaine Evans said in an email to CBS News Texas. She said she left it in the road with the keys in it to run back to Jackson, who was in a vehicle involved in the crash.
Evans claimed the aspects of the report from Dallas police are inaccurate and that Clark has been depicted as someone she is not. She also said DPD hasn't released Clark's statement from that night.
"Not only did she not leave the scene or abandon this vehicle, but she got in it to drive it home to meet her husband and head to the hospital after the ambulance pulled away," Evans said.
Evans clarified that Jackson didn't turn herself in, but was taken from the scene via ambulance and has been in police custody, but as of Saturday night, has yet to be released from the hospital. Evans said Jackson is lucky to be alive.
"No racing, nobody asked [Clark] for information, she didn't speed off or away from the scene, and knew paramedics were en route and she stayed and waited on them," Evans said.
The only thing Clark is guilty of is speeding, according to Evans, who said "DPD got this one wrong."
"This was an unfortunate accident that left an innocent man [dead] and several injured, nothing more," she said.
