Family seeks answers as trial starts for DUI crash that killed two women
The trial for Jada Kelly, accused of aggravated DUI in a crash that killed two women, is underway in Hinds County Circuit Court.The jury heard testimony on Wednesday from law enforcement officers who were at the scene of the fatal crash that claimed the lives of 47-year-old Azure Higgins and 43-year-old Valerie Lynch.The Jan. 15, 2023 crash at the intersection of Canton Mart Road and I-55 Frontage Road took the lives of Higgins and Lynch. Kelly and a passenger were in a Toyota Camry that crashed into a black Nissan Altima, killing Higgins and Lynch. Kelly was arrested and charged with aggravated DUI. Lynch’s daughter, Datje Lynch, said it has been a long three years to get to this day."We want justice, you know, it's a lot. As far as healing, I can't say that we're just on that path yet because we're looking for the answers. I feel like once we get a verdict, we will be able to begin that process. But right now, it's just a lot of grieving and trying to even get past that first step of accepting," said Datje Lynch.The identity of the passenger in the car with Kelly at the time of the accident has not been released.Lynch remembers her mother as a woman who always kept a smile on her face and was loved by many.
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