THIS PHOTO IS A STOCK IMAGE AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL CRASH SITE. Photo: Michael Reichel/dpa (Photo by Michael Reichel/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Social media is sounding off about the deaths of three women who filmed themselves speeding moments before a car crash. The incident happened in Lake County, Florida, on Sunday (March 30) at around 3 a.m., according to a report from the Orlando Sentinel. Four women were riding in the 2024 Jeep Cherokee when it flipped multiple times, killing three and putting one in critical condition. One video filmed before the deaths seemingly shows the car traveling at 116 mph.
Click Orlando revealed that30-year-oldShakaylah Mathiswas the driver of the speeding car. Two of the passengers were reportedly 32-year-old Kaneisha Lewisand 28-year-old Aqutavia Pew. Police have not released the name of the fourth 26-year-old woman. However, a circulating Facebook post identified her as Mariah and claimed she was allegedly “fighting for her life.”
According to WESH, the driver lost control during a left-hand curve on State Road19 and ran off the road before striking a pole.As a result, the vehicle flipped a few times and ejected all the women. At this time, police reportedly believe no one was wearing the seatbelt upon impact. The driver, Shakaylah, and one of the passengers died on the scene. Another passenger was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the 26-year-old is reportedly receiving critical medical treatment.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the speeding incident is still under investigation. Meanwhile, footage from Aqutavia Pew’s social media account shows one woman, believed to be her, sipping from an open bottle of Patron tequila. Music was blasting in the jeep, and voices were reciting the lyrics.
At one point, the woman filming passed the bottle to the driver, Shakaylah, who held it in one hand while holding a phone in the other. Shakaylah was also seen drinking from a bottle of Core water. Meanwhile, a close-up look at the dash showed them traveling between 115 and 116 mph. However, it’s unclear how long the car was traveling that fast or whether the driver was speeding at that rate at the time of crashing.
As mentioned, social media got wind of the speeding crash story and has been flooding the platforms with opinions ever since. Some folks have even dug into the women’s public profiles and posts, including an eerie one from Aqutavia Pew days before she passed away.
On March 26, Pew reshared a post from a Facebook user named Boog Lotts. His post read, “Crazy How Your Life Was In His Hands And You Begged Him To Stop. All Because His Choice Laterrika Woods !!! Im Hurt No Cap Dude 4L.”Pew quoted his words, adding:
“This exactly why I be scared asf when other people be speeding with me in the car,” Tavia Pew wrote.
On Monday (March 31), Facebook user Markia Johnson shared a 10-minute video tagging Pew and another crash victim, Kaniesha Lewis. The clip showed a gathering of loved ones, with many holding bundles of red, pink, and purple balloons.
