Jefferson City man charged in electric scooter crash that killed teen

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged Saturday with manslaughter after a deadly electric scooter crash on Highway 50.

Jervontaye I. Warmack, 32, was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of child endangerment and driving while intoxicated.

Police say Warmack was driving a Chevrolet SUV when he hit the unnamed electric scooter rider a little before 7 p.m. in the 3600 block of Highway 50 westbound. The scooter rider was killed.

Police smelled marijuana on Warmack and say his speech was slurred and he was "giggly" when they spoke to him after the crash. Warmack failed a field sobriety test, according to a probable cause statement. Officers arrested him on suspicion of driving while under the influence of marijuana, and a blood sample was taken, the statement says.

The 15-year-old victim was identified as Antony Reyes in a news release from the company GoFundMe. Fundraisers in Antony's memory have been set up on the platform.

The money will go toward funeral expenses and taking Antony's body to Nicaragua, where he has family.

Warmack told officers he had not smoked marijuana, the statement says. Warmack allegedly told police that he didn't see the victim before the crash.

Two children were also in the car, the statement says.

Warmack was in the Cole County Jail on Monday on no bond. His first court hearing was set for Monday afternoon.