Murder charges have been filed against 17-year-old Darian Cummings, the suspect in the crash at Lambert Airport that killed 9-year-old Caleb Lee.
Police say Cummings, of St. Louis, carjacked on April 25, 2017. Later, a Normandy police officer saw the stolen car speeding on Interstate 70.
When the plates checked out as being stolen, the police officer tried to stop the vehicle. Cummings then fled police, weaving in and out of lanes, narrowly avoiding other vehicles, according to the charges.
Cummings then ran a red light on Lambert International Boulevard and struck the vehicle Caleb Lee was in. Caleb Lee sustained critical injuries that directly led to his death on May 5, 2017.
Cummings is charged with one count of murder in the second degree, one count of tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree and three counts of assault in the second degree is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.
