tags: murder-suicide, drive into water, Deliberate Accidents , accelerate to accident, intentional, South Carolina, girlfriend victim, terroristic threat, black suspect, black victim, dangerous driver
2 killed January 16, 2014 crash, March 27, 2014 investigation Blossom Street Bridge Crash Deliberate Murder Suicide 35-year-old Denzel E. Whyatt Jr. crashed his SUV through a guardrail and plunged 50 feet off a bridge into the Congaree River. The crash killed himself and passenger, 40-year-old Shannon Y. Mickens. Police believe the fact that the driver accelerated through the guardrail leads investigators to conclude the crash was deliberate. The driver, Denzil Whyatt, Jr., had alcohol and marijuana in his system at the time of the crash. Anonymous tips stated the driver was often violent and they fought a lot in a relationship, and had threatened before that "he was going to drive off the Blossom Street bridge." washtimes, wist
The report stated evidence it was deliberate:
The driver refrained from prudent acts which would have prevented occurrence of the event
Aggressive steering
Driver accelerated through the bridge's guardrail
No road hazards present
No weather-related conditions or hazards
No mechanical failure
Witness accounts – vehicle did not appear to be out of control, swerving or excessively speeding prior to crashing into the bridge
Toxicology reports
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