Selma Akguel, 11, killed in pedestrian collision with driver Jeffrey William Wakefield, 30, at Rutledge Avenue and Calhoun Street in Charleston, South Carolina
Coroner identifies 11-year-old girl killed in downtown crash
Jeffrey William Wakefield, 30, is charged with felony driving under the influence involving a death and reckless homicide, police say. A judge set bond at $50,000 for the reckless driving charge but denied bond on the felony DUI charge, police spokesman Charles Francis said.
Judge denies bond for man charged in crash that killed 11-year-old girl
A public defender represented him in bond court. Police say Wakefield has a prior DUI arrest in his home state of Georgia and an extensive record of traffic offenses.
Police: Driver in crash that killed child told father he was 'high', killed someone
A Charleston police officer overheard the man who police say killed an 11-year-old Danish girl in downtown Charleston Monday night telling his father over the phone that he got high and killed someone, according to supplemental reports released Friday.
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