Ohio police have released horrifying dashcam footage that shows the moment a car fleeing a police traffic stop crashed into a regional transit bus, killing two people in the vehicle and injuring seven others.
Kyren Wright, 18, of Dayton, and 15-year-old Mya’Nie Nabors were both passengers in the vehicle that was driven by 18-year-old Christopher Baker last week.
Nabors was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s believed she was sitting in the front seat of the vehicle. Wright was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Baker initially survived the crash. He was also taken to a hospital in critical condition. But he died three days later.
Ohio State Highway Patrol said the Pontiac crashed into an RTA bus around 6pm on March 10 near State Route 49 and Free Pike in the Dayton suburb of Trotwood.
Ohio police have released horrifying footage that shows the moment a car fleeing a police traffic stop crashed into a transit bus (pictured), killing the driver and his two passengers
The video shows the car smash into the bus, causing it to flip onto its side. Debris and large pieces of the car flew off into the middle of the road
Another clip shows heavy smoke coming from the car as it caught on fire
Officers and other drivers rushed over to try and help the passengers, but it was too late
Trotwood police said an officer attempted to pull Baker over after she noticed his expired vehicle registration.
In the video, dashcam footage shows the officer following Baker’s vehicle when he makes an illegal right turn on State Route 49.
That’s when the officer activated her overhead lights as she approached an intersection, but decided not to pursue the vehicle, according to police.
But seconds later, Baker’s vehicle is seen colliding with the RTA bus at the Free Pike and Ohio 49 interchange.
The video shows the car smash into the bus, causing it to flip onto its side. Debris and large pieces of the car flew off into the middle of the road.
Another clip shows heavy smoke coming from the car as it caught on fire.
The officer and other drivers rushed over to try and help the passengers, but it was too late for Wright and Nabors.
Baker was rushed to the Miami Valley Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.
Police said Christopher Baker (pictured), 18, was the driver of the vehicle. Following the crash he was rushed to the Miami Valley Hospital
Baker (pictured) succumbed to his injuries from the crash on Wednesday. On Saturday, Baker’s family and friends came together for a balloon release and candle vigil as they remembered him
Authorities said the Greater Dayton RTA bus driver and the five passengers on the bus were taken to a hospital for injuries that weren’t life-threatening.
RTA CEO Mark Donaghy said in a statement that the bus driver and the passengers ‘are expected to be okay’.
Trotwood Police Chief Erik Wilson said the car crashed while trying to run a red light.
A GoFundMe account has been created to help the Nabors family with funeral expenses.
The grieving family described Nabors as being a ‘vibrant’ young lady who attended Trotwood High School.
According to her family, Nabors was a member of the Lady Rams basketball team and a member of the school’s JROTC.
‘She was very loving, caring and never met a stranger. Mya’Nie put so many smiles on many peoples’ faces,’ the account read.
Mya’Nie Nabors, 15, was a passenger in the vehicle that was driven by 18-year-old Christopher Baker last week. Nabors was pronounced dead at the scene
It’s believed Nabors was sitting in the front seat of the vehicle. Her grieving family described Nabors as being a ‘vibrant’ young lady. Her mother, Endya Reed (bottom right), said she’s ‘not really upset with anybody because teenagers make bad mistakes’
Last Tuesday, friends and family members gathered for a balloon release for Nabors
Endya Reed, Nabors’ mother, told WHIO that she’s ‘not really upset with anybody because teenagers make bad mistakes’.
‘I just want the new generation to, you know, don’t be so quick to jump in cars with people… You don’t have to jump in the car with people because you never know what that person is going to do,’ Reed said.
‘In a split second, my child’s life is gone,’ she added.
Last Tuesday, friends and family members gathered for a balloon release for Nabors.
Also on Tuesday, students, friends and family remembered Wright during a prayer vigil at Stivers School for the Arts.
On Saturday, Baker’s family and friends came together for a balloon release and candle vigil as they remembered him.
The crash remains under investigation.
Authorities have not released information about how fast the car was traveling.
Kyren Wright, 18, of Dayton, was the second passenger in the vehicle. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later
Last Tuesday, students, friends and family remembered Wright during a prayer vigil at Stivers School for the Arts