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Prosecutors: Teen in deadly street racing crash going 110 mph on Kimberly Road

A Rock Island teenager, accused in a deadly street racing crash that killed two people, was driving at speeds up to 110 miles per hour down a busy Davenport sho...
Kimberly road fatal crash

A Rock Island teenager, accused in a deadly street racing crash that killed two people, was driving at speeds up to 110 miles per hour down a busy Davenport shopping corridor on a Sunday afternoon.

The 17-year-old is being tried as a juvenile right now,  but Scott County prosecutors were in court on Tuesday, November 2, 2015, to try and persuade Judge Mark Fowler to bump the case up to adult court.

The teen is charged with homicide by vehicle and drag racing. Police say he and a 37-year-old man, Tim Bell of Davenport, were racing down Kimberly Road near Walmart when they crashed into another car.

Two passengers in the car, Irma and Ron Mooberry, died as a result of their injuries. Their daughter was seriously hurt.

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Prosecutors told the judge that police recovered and downloaded information from the black boxes in both drivers’ cars which showed the teen was driving a minimum speed of 107 mph and a maximum of 110 mph seconds before impact.

Prosecutors say the driver of the other car had one second to see the speeding vehicles in her line of sight.

The teen has been living with his 21-year-old sister in Rock Island for the past three years,  while his mother and her fiancee live in Colorado.

Prosecutors said in court the teen would likely receive probation if he’s convicted or pleads guilty in the case. They said they want him charged in adult court though, because the supervisory conditions attached to probation are stricter and longer lasting.

A juvenile court officer however, testified that she believes the teen should remain in the juvenile system because he doesn’t have a criminal history, accepts responsibility for the charges, and has a low risk to re-offend.

More than a dozen family and friends accompanied him to court.

Judge Fowler says he will take the request under advisement and will issue a ruling next week. The teen remains out on bond.

Meanwhile, Bell is in jail on $500,000 bond.

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