Chase Jones sentenced to 17 years for crash that killed WA mom, 3 children
WA teen sentenced for killing 4 people in crash
Chase Jones, 19, was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for a crash in Renton's Fairwood neighborhood that killed four people, including three children.
KING COUNTY, Wash. - Chase Jones, the young man responsible for a deadly crash that killed four people, including three children, in Renton, was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.
Jones, who was 18 at the time of the crash, has already pleaded guilty to four counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault. He faced up to 23 years in prison.
The backstory:
Police reported that Jones was driving at 112 miles per hour when he ran a red light and collided with another vehicle.
The crash resulted in the deaths of 38-year-old Andrea Hudson, 12-year-old Boyd "Buster" Brown, 12-year-old Eloise Wilcoxson, and her 13-year-old sister, Matilda Wilcoxson. Hudson's two children were also hospitalized following the incident.
The tragedy has highlighted the issue of speeding in Washington state. According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, fatal crashes involving speeding drivers increased by nearly 40 percent between 2019 and 2023, with excessive speed contributing to 251 deaths in 2023 alone.
What's next:
In response, a bill is currently making its way through the legislature that would mandate speed limiters on cars for drivers found guilty of repeated speeding offenses. The bill, known as the BEAM Act, is named in honor of the first names of each victim: Buster, Eloise, Andrea, and Matilda.
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Court documents revealed that this was the third car Jones had totaled in a crash caused by speeding. The community near Renton has been shocked by the tragedy, with many residents demanding accountability and traffic changes in the area, particularly on the stretch of 140th Avenue Southeast, which has been a longstanding concern.
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The Source: Information in this story comes from the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.
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