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Woman charged in September crash that left one man dead and two children injured

The crash happened on September 7, 2020 on River Drive in Davenport.
Credit: Scott County Jail

DAVENPORT, Iowa — A woman has been arrested in connection with a September car crash that left one man dead and two children injured.

Police say Jasmin Armaria Matthews, age 26, was driving a car that crossed the centerline of River Drive in Davenport back on September 7, hitting a pickup head-on.  One person was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesperson from the Davenport Police Department identified the passenger as Tyrice Davis. He was in the backseat of the car Matthews was driving. 

The pickup driver was not hurt; Matthews sustained minor injuries. 

Online jail records show Matthews was booked into the Scott County Jail on Monday, June 21.  Among other charges, she faces three felony charges: two counts of child endangerment resulting in serious injury and one count of homicide by vehicle. 

She was held on $50,000 bond.

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