A high school senior’s promising future is tragically cut short three weeks before graduation when he is involved in a catastrophic car accident that splits his car in two. Authorities say an Illinois teen was killed in a “violent” crash caused by a drunk driver who raced at 131 mph and turned off his lights.
On May 12, around 11 p.m., 21-year-old Taeyeon Kim was racing a 2021 Ford Mustang at speeds in excess of 130 miles per hour in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. was reported.
Police said Kim was captured on his dashcam speeding, aggressively passing other vehicles and running red lights.
According to court documents, witnesses claimed to have seen Kim driving with his headlights off. Kim said he turned on his headlights again as he entered the intersection. But then it’s too late.
Kim’s Mustang crashed into a Mercedes driven by 17-year-old Marko Niketic.
The impact of the crash was so great that Niketic’s car split in two, with the front half on the road and the back half smashing into a nearby backyard fence.
To quote a bond court proponent: WMAQ-TV Kim’s car was traveling 131 mph just 2.5 seconds before the collision and 192 mph at the time of the collision, according to the car’s black box.
The speed limit on Lake Avenue, where the car accident occurred, is 55 mph.
Niketic was pronounced dead at the scene.
Niketic’s 16-year-old girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat at the time of the accident, suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a cerebral hematoma, a fractured pelvic vertebrae, and left frontal lobe hyperdensity. Brain with loss of consciousness and seizures.
A passenger in Kim’s car also suffered serious injuries, including a broken back and a severed artery.
Niketic’s unnamed girlfriend and Kim’s passenger were both taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The girlfriend was reportedly released from the hospital on Friday.
Kim reportedly suffered a fractured femur in a traffic accident.
A blood test revealed that Kim’s blood alcohol level was 0.088, exceeding the legal limit. The test also revealed he had marijuana in his system, according to court documents.
During the investigation, police found a bong, rolling papers, a single-shot marijuana pipe with residue, and two plastic containers containing marijuana residue in Kim’s vehicle.
Kim was arrested Friday and charged with several traffic violations, including aggravated DUI causing death, reckless homicide, aggravated DUI causing great bodily harm, alcohol DUI, drug DUI, and speeding 35 mph over the speed limit. was indicted for the crime.
Kim is being held without bond.
Kim made his first court appearance before a judge on Saturday. Said The ‘Fast and Furious’ fatal crash was a ‘brazen disregard for human life’.
The next court date is scheduled for May 24th.
Mr. Niketic’s heartbreaking death occurred just three weeks before his June 2 graduation from Glenbrook South High School. The teenager’s funeral took place two days before he was due to attend his senior prom.
Last week, a vigil was held near the crash site attended by Niketic’s grieving family.
“He’s one of those people,” Niketic’s friend Preston Shute told NBC Chicago. “He’s one of those people. When you meet him, he lights up. He’s the most genuine human being you’ll ever meet. He has so much more to come. It happened and I can’t handle it.” . ”
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