In September, Jasmine Herron was biking along Atlantic Avenue when motorist Krystal Francis opened the door of her parked car, sending Herron swerving into the street and under a B45 bus. Herron was killed, and Francis was charged with driving with a suspended license but claimed she had nothing to do with the accident and quickly left the scene to attend a party. Francis has now been indicted on felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident. But according to Francis's lawyer, "It's obvious she was at the scene."
Laywer Michael Baum claims Francis left the scene briefly to get her mother but returned to speak to police, and he has photo evidence of Francis at the scene. He said, "It was a tragic accident that should never have arisen to criminal charges," and that Francis is very "remorseful." However, a friend of Francis's previously claimed, "There was another car behind her that caused the whole accident." Baum is also fighting the misdemeanor of driving with a suspended license because the car was parked and the key was not in the ignition.
