DETROIT – A Lyft driver from Virginia has been charged with murder after a crash on Detroit’s west side that killed two passengers.
The crash happened at about 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 22, near Cardinal Health on Rosa Parks Boulevard, just south of West Grand Boulevard. First responders said they found the car upright against a loading dock with two people inside.
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Police believe Theopris Mays, 40, was driving recklessly and speeding when he lost control and crashed into the building. Prosecutors said Mays was working as a Lyft driver at the time of the crash.
The passengers -- Andre Boynton, 60, and Carla Boynton, 57, both from North Carolina -- died at the scene.
Mays reportedly ran off on foot before first responders arrived, but he was arrested shortly after.
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Mays was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, reckless driving causing death and leaving the scene of a fatal crash.
His bond was set at $500,000, and a bond redetermination hearing is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27.