Man charged with reckless driving in Detroit crash that killed 2 children, seriously injured another The victims were a woman and three children, including an 8-year-old girl and two 16-year-old girls
Amir Khalid has been charged with a fatal car crash that killed two children and seriously injured another child in Detroit. (Detroit Police Department)
DETROIT – Amir Khalid has been charged with a fatal car crash that killed two children and seriously injured another child in Detroit.
The incident occurred on Saturday (Aug. 23) around 12:30 a.m. when police alleged that Khalid was traveling north on Gratiot Avenue at over 80 miles per hour
Police said the victims inside the vehicle were a woman and three children, which included an 8-year-old girl and two 16-year-old girls.
Officials said two of the children were fatally injured in the crash, and the other 16-year-old girl was seriously injured.
Police said Khalid has been charged with two counts of reckless driving causing death, and one count of reckless driving causing serious impairment.
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