(CBS DETROIT) – A Roseville man is facing multiple charges in connection with a car crash last weekend that killed a 7-year-old boy and injured three other people, including a 5-year-old, in Detroit.
Ahmad Nyjahjuan Jatta, 30, is charged with operating while intoxicated causing death and three counts of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. He was arraigned Tuesday and given a $500,000 bond.
Prosecutors say around 4:38 p.m. on Nov. 9. Detroit Police responded to the intersection of East Seven Mile and Mound roads. Police allege Jatta was drunk and driving at a high rate of speed when he hit another car before running away.
Upon arrival, police found the 7-year-old unconscious and lying next to the vehicle that was struck. He was pronounced on the spot. Three other people – a 5-year-old girl, a 21-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman – were taken to hospital for treatment.
A probable cause hearing is scheduled for Nov. 25 and a preliminary exam is scheduled for Dec. 2.
