Lang
11/15/23
Charges have officially been filed against the second of two teenage suspects in the drag racing death of a woman in Iowa City.
Online court records show that on Tuesday 18-year-old Kesean Ford was officially charged with Homicide by Vehicle While Drag Racing, Homicide by Vehicle While Speeding Over 25 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit, and Involuntary Manslaughter. His co-defendant, 17-year-old Elijah Seals, was charged with the same offenses last month.
The pair is charged in connection with an incident from May 27th near City High School. An official accident report from the Iowa State Patrol indicates Ford drove a 2008 Saturn Vue through the stop sign at Court Street and 7th Avenue at the same time Seals drove a 2012 GMC Acadia through the same intersection while both were driving westbound on Court at a high rate of speed. The two hit a 2017 Chevy Malibu being driven by 22-year-old Jennifer Russell of Waterloo just before 11pm. Court Street at that location only has one lane in each direction.
Russell died at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Ford, Seals and 17-year-old Michel Mbokolo were also treated at the UIHC for their injuries.
Both Ford and Seals could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if convicted on all charges.