4 Teens Killed in ‘Violent’ High-Speed Crash in Stolen Car 

Four teenagers lost their lives in a devastating high-speed crash involving a stolen car in Cleveland, Ohio, early Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on March 12, when 18-year-old Eddy Deandre Bonner was driving a 2014 Hyundai Sonata down West 106th Street at an extremely high speed. The car, which had been reported stolen about two weeks earlier, veered out of control, striking two trees and another vehicle before coming to a violent stop, local outlets WOIO, Cleveland.com, and Fox 8 reported.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the other victims as 19-year-old Caurie Williams, 14-year-old Tamera Davis, and 14-year-old Kalise McGee. According to police, the impact ejected all three passengers from the car. Tragically, all four teens were pronounced dead at the scene.

Cleveland Police Chief Annie Todd stated that investigators do not believe anyone was chasing the stolen vehicle before the crash. The Hyundai had been taken from the Old Brooklyn neighborhood on February 27, but authorities are still determining who was responsible for the theft.

“Vehicles can be absolutely dangerous and, as we can see, have deadly consequences,” Todd said in a press conference on March 12.

On Thursday, March 13, mourners gathered at the crash site, leaving balloons and tributes in memory of the young lives lost.

The families of the victims are now grappling with an unimaginable loss. Clarissa McGee, the mother of 14-year-old Kalise, revealed that both her daughter and Tamera were eighth-grade students at Orchard Pre K-8 STEM School. The school district also confirmed that Bonner was enrolled as a remote high school student.

Tamera’s mother, Sommer Brown, expressed disbelief over the circumstances of her daughter’s death, stating that she doesn’t believe Tamera was involved in the car theft.

“She probably didn’t realize she was in a stolen car because she was with a friend, someone she thought she could trust,” Brown told News 5 Cleveland. “Tamera was a good kid. She had a lot of potential.”

For Kalise’s mother, the grief is overwhelming.

“That was my only kid,” she said. “I don’t know how to move forward.”