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Karisma Stevens 2 of 2

Gender : Female

Age : 29

Race : Black

Date : 08/21/2024

Location : Airport and Christiana Roads

City : New Castle

County : New Castle

State : Delaware

Agency : Delaware State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Police chase crash killing bystander mom in minivan, killing her 10-year-old daughter, injuring 4 more of her children, including 1 critically

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Delaware State Police started a chase against the driver of a Kia that did not stop and escalated to very high speeds through a red light until it crashed into a minivan full of children. The driver of the van, mother, Karisma, Stevens, and her 10-year year-old daughter Zamiyah were killed. Another one of Stevens’ children is in very critical condition. Three other children of the same family or hospitalized with injuries. A total of six people from two vehicles are injured and hospitalized in currently unknown condition. The reason given for this dangerous high-speed chase is that the Kia driver refused a traffic stop.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://6abc.com/post/woman-child-killed-6-others-hurt-head-crash-airport-road-new-castle-delaware/15217344/