Tuesday, April 12, 2011

St. Louis, MO: St. Louis man charged in death of girlfriend in crash

ST. LOUIS • A St. Louis man was charged with involuntary manslaughter today after police said he intentionally ran a stop sign during an argument with his girlfriend, triggering a crash that killed the woman.
Aaron James Herring, 21, of the 700 block of Bates Avenue, was charged in St. Louis Circuit Court.
On the night of July 5, police said he was driving on Holly Hills Avenue with the girlfriend, Ashley Brenner, 21, of south St. Louis County.
The speed limit near the accident scene is 25 mph. A witness said he was driving at a high rate of speed and Herring admitted he was driving between 40 and 50 mph, court documents say.
Herring told police he was mad at Brenner and as he approached the stop sign at January Avenue, he was so angry he intentionally failed to stop at the stop sign. His vehicle clipped one car, hit several parked cars and went out of control, and Brenner was ejected.

1 comment:

janellestamm2008 said...

Arron loved Ashley very much, they were together for 5 years and he would of NEVER intentionally hurt her! Also, another moving vehicle was involved and that person ran their stop sign as well and clipped Arron's vehicle, which made him lose control. Another thing that they failed to mention is that after she was ejected Arron rushed to her side and was holding her and giving her CPR to try to save her life. And that is how the police found them when they first arrived to the scene. This boy is a very caring and loving person. Arron is currently active duty member of the United States Air Force. He misses Ashley very much and is punished enough by losing the love of his life.