Winston Salem, NC : 18-year-old charged in fatal Peters Creek Parkway crash on February, Thursday 1st 2018
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
An 18-year-old from Winston-Salem was charged Thursday in the traffic death of an 80-year-old, police said.
Kevin Lamont East Jr. faces charges of involuntary manslaughter as well as charges of careless and reckless driving and exceeding the posted speed limit in the moments leading up to the crash, which occurred Dec. 3.
Investigators say East was driving 80 mph in a 45 mph zone the afternoon of the crash.
The 18-year-old, who lives in the 3000 block of Plaza Ridge Circle, was released from the Forsyth County jail after posting a $15,000 bond, police said. He is set to appear in court Feb. 22.
Robert Charles Shumate, of the 2800 block of Trent Street in Winston-Salem, died Dec. 4 as a result of injuries he sustained in the collision. Shumate, who was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger, was headed north on Peters Creek Parkway around 1:30 p.m. when he attempted to turn left toward a Bojangles’ parking lot, police said
East was driving south on Peters Creek Parkway and crashed his 2017 Ford Fusion into Shumate’s pickup, according to a release from police.
Police have not said how fast they estimate East was driving.
Shumate's pickup ended up in the parking lot of Drive Time, where it collided with a parked, unoccupied vehicle in the lot. East’s car wound up in a nearby Enterprise Rent-A-Car lot.
The Winston-Salem Police Department asks anyone with additional information regarding the wreck to call investigators at 336-773-7700 or Crime Stoppers at 336-727-2800.
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18-year-old charged in fatal Peters Creek Parkway crash