Crime & Safety
Unlicensed Teen Driver, Mother Charged In Fatal Crash: St. Pete Police
A 17-year-old and her mother face charges related to a fatal SUV crash in which two teens died, St. Petersburg police said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — An unlicensed teen driver and her mother were arrested Thursday and charged in a deadly crash that happened in August, according to a St. Petersburg police news release.
Nikia Killens, 17, of St. Petersburg was charged as an adult with two counts of driving without a license causing death, police said.
Her mother, Eloda Hogan, was charged with allowing an unlicensed driver to operate her vehicle causing death.
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On Aug. 6, Killens was driving her mother’s SUV east on 11th Avenue South just before 1 a.m. when she veered off the road and hit a power pole in the 4200 block, police said.
Her two passengers, 14-year-old Shaariyah Brown and 18-year-old Brice Lewis — both of St. Petersburg — died from their injuries, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.
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Killens was brought to John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital with minor injuries from the crash.
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