ST. LOUIS — ºüÀêÊÓƵ prosecutors late Thursday charged a 22-year-old from Kirkwood in the deaths of a mother and daughter who were killed by a driver speeding downtown.
Monte Henderson, of the 400 block of Meacham Street, faces two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of armed criminal action.
The incident took place early Wednesday at 18th and Olive streets, in the Downtown West neighborhood, and was recorded on surveillance footage.
According to court documents, the video shows a Jeep Grand Cherokee entering the intersection, running a red light, and striking two pedestrians. Data retrieved from the car showed it was traveling more than 70 miles per hour before running the red light.
Henderson has no priory felony convictions.
The deaths were the latest of several deadly, high-profile crashes caused by reckless driving in ºüÀêÊÓƵ. About one year earlier, a teenage girl visiting downtown ºüÀêÊÓƵ for a volleyball tournament was hit by a speeding driver. The 17-year-old Tennessee resident, Janae Edmondson, had both legs amputated after the crash.
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No one came to the door late Thursday at the house on Meacham.Â
Jesse Bogan of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.