Ritenour mourns prom queen killed in crash; charges filed Monday

Editor's note: This story has been updated with charges against the driver said to have caused the crash. BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. – The Ritenour High School prom queen is one of three people killed in a Friday evening car crash on Lewis and Clark Boulevard in Bellefontaine Neighbors. According to a report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on May 1. Jordyn Williams, 18, and her aunt, Cherese Fisher, 53, were driving south on Lewis and Clark Blvd. near Haviland Drive. They were sideswiped, and the crash sent their vehicle into the northbound lanes where it hit another vehicle head-on. Williams, Fisher, and the driver of that third vehicle all died. On Monday, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Devin Daugherty with three counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and one count of driving with a suspended or revoked license. Daugherty remains jailed on a $250,000 cash-only bond. He has a confined docket hearing scheduled for Monday, May 11. Meanwhile, a cross and flowers now mark the spot where the crash took place. And another memorial started to form at Ritenour High school. Classmates left flowers outside near the Huskies statue until rain forced it inside. Decorated in Williams’ favorite color, purple; students placed notes in front of the Renaissance Snack Shack, a place where she helped raise money for a school program that rewards academic achievement, attendance and character. Specialists from Annie's Hope were at the school on Monday to offer grief support. “The teen population is already dealing with so much, so many changes, so many things coming up of what’s next,” Kaitlyn Paton, director of programs for Annie’s Hope, said. “So, adding in grief is another complicated component to those teen years.” Williams was named prom queen last month and was set to graduate later in May. “When we grieve someone, we grieve all the pieces of them,” Paton said. “We grieve the experiences themselves. And we also grieve the things that we won’t experience with them as well.” The loss is one students at Ritenour know too well. Another senior, Landon King, died last month after he was shot outside a Bridgeton QuikTrip. King was 18. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Bruce Green said many students have experienced grief in recent weeks. "This has been a very difficult time for the Ritenour High School community. This loss is especially hard, as many in our school community have experienced grief over the past month. Moments like this can feel overwhelming," Green said in a written statement. "At Ritenour High School, Husky Pride is not just something we say. It is how we show up for one another. It is in the way we care, the way we support, and the way we stand together during difficult times. Today, Husky Pride means leading with kindness, being patient with one another, and offering grace."