Thomas John Anstey, 50, killed when Kiera Jo Sprouse, 23, crashes her car into his motorcycle at speeds topping 110 mph, then flees scene on I-440 in Raleigh, North Carolina

Modified Date: 
Wed, 03/30/2016 - 2:34pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, January 19, 2015

Woman faces list of charges in early morning fatal crash on I-440

Sprouse was jailed under a $26,000 bond Monday morning. Her first court appearance was scheduled for Tuesday.

Police: Woman was going 113 mph when she hit, killed motorcyclist on Raleigh Beltline

Kiera Jo Sprouse was arrested at her home at 10610 Westgate Club Drive about 3 1/2 hours after the collision, which took place about 12:20 a.m., police said.

Cary man killed in DWI crash remembered; suspect in court on new charges

As of Thursday afternoon, more than 100 people had RSVP'd to a Facebook invitation to celebrate Anstey's life at 3 p.m. Saturday at MacGregor Draft House in Cary, where he was a regular customer.

Woman pleads guilty to charges from fatal Raleigh crash

Local media outlets report 24-year-old Keira Jo Sprouse pleaded guilty in Wake County Superior Court on Wednesday to second-degree murder, felonious hit-and-run and driving while impaired. A judge sentenced Sprouse to a maximum of 15 years in prison.

 

According to a police report, Kiera Jo Sprouse of Raleigh had a blood alcohol content of 0.13 and was traveling at an estimated 115 mph on I-440 near Glenwood Avenue when her car hit a motorcycle drivern by Thomas John Anstey of Cary. Cary was killed in the 12:40 a.m. crash, and Sprouse fled the scene. Sprouse was found at her home, where police arrested her on charges including driving while impaired and death by motor vehicle, hit-and-run causing death, failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, driving without a license, driving without insurance, and driving a vehicle with expired registration.

 

People Involved: 
Thomas John Anstey
Kiera Jo Sprouse

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