An Indiana woman has been arrested for a fatal crash last November that killed her sister and a 6-year-old girl.
Initially, Jourdan Hudson, 23, claimed that her sister, 25-year-old Jaiden Samaria Marquis Newbolt, was driving the car on November 23, 2024, as she sat in the back seat with three children aged between 4 and 6, all en route to a birthday party, as per WANE’s report.
However, four days later, she confessed to being the driver and mentioned that she had ended up lost while attempting to follow another vehicle to the party. An argument erupted between her and Newbolt as they were speeding down Interstate 69.
While maneuvering to turn back on the highway, Hudson lost control of the car, striking a guardrail and causing it to roll over. Newbolt and two of the children were ejected from the vehicle during the crash. Unfortunately, both she and 6-year-old Nalani Ella Ervins were tragically pronounced deceased at the scene.
The child who was not thrown from the vehicle was critically injured.
The investigation ultimately revealed that Hudson’s vehicle hit 106 mph two seconds before the crash.
Hudson also admitted that none of the children were in car seats or wearing seatbelts.
She has been charged with neglect of a dependent causing death, neglect of a dependent causing serious injury, neglect of a dependent, and two counts of reckless homicide.
