Fort Worth driver accused of running stop sign faces manslaughter charge in death
A 22-year-old Fort Worth woman faces a manslaughter charge in the April traffic death of a teen, according to Fort Worth police and jail records.
Jakyra Adams was booked into the Fort Worth Jail on Tuesday afternoon on a charge of manslaughter.
Adams is accused of speeding and running a stop sign, then crashing into another vehicle on April 18. The wreck killed Gabriellie Wiggins, 19, of Fort Worth, who was a passenger in the vehicle that was hit, authorities said.
Wiggins died at the accident scene from blunt-force injuries in the crash, according to a ruling by officials at the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police responded to the major crash on the afternoon of April 18 at Frazier Avenue and West Waggoman Street..
Domingo Ramirez Jr.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram