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By
Ying He [former]
- July 21, 2023
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On July 21, a homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal car accident.
Karlos Bibb, 22, is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in a high-speed car chase that led to the death of 20-year-old Jamya Williams at the intersection of 14th and K Street, NW, on July 3, 2021.
According to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) documents, Bibb drove an Acura TLX at speeds of 60- to-70 miles per hour northbound on the 900 block of 14th Street, NW. The legal speed in that area is 25-miles-per- hour. As he traveled through the intersection, Bibb allegedly ran a red light, colliding with William’s car, along with two other vehicles.
Witnesses on the scene reported Bibb and another suspect allegedly fleeing the car after the incident. Williams was take to George Washington University Hospital where she later died from internal injuries.
At the hearing, Bibb pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree murder. Bibb’s attorney, Stephen LoGerfo, requested a speedy trial. The trial date is set for July 8, 2024.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt scheduled the next hearing for Nov. 3.