Columbia woman arrested in Tennessee for deadly motorcycle crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia woman has been arrested in Tennessee for her role in a deadly Columbia motorcycle crash.

Kyshonda Williams, 30, was arrested Thursday in Tennessee on an arrest warrant for involuntary manslaughter in the second degree.

Ethan Cash, 25, was killed after he was involved in a motorcycle crash with Williams on Nov. 2, accoridng to the Columbia Police Department. He was taken to a hospital, where he died later that week.

Williams was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the second degree, and misdemeanor counts of operating a vehicle in a careless manner and failing to yield while turning left.

Court documents filed on March 6 state that Williams was driving south on Range Line Street in an unregistered 2019 Dodge Challenger.

Police said she failed to yield to oncoming traffic that had the right of way while turning left onto Kennesaw Ridge Road. This is when she allegedly hit Cash on the motorcycle while driving north.

Court documents state that Cash tried to avoid the crash and locked the brakes up on the front of the motorcycle, leaving skid marks.

Police said Williams allegedly ran over the motorcycle and the victim with the back tire of the car.

One witness had a recording of the crash showing that the traffic signals for both the northbound and southbound lanes were green, with the turn lane flashing yellow.

Williams was arrested in Shelby County, Tennessee, where she is currently being held. Court documents state she had ties to the Memphis area.