A driver who was arrested after a crash in Miami Gardens killed multiple children and their grandmother earlier this month appeared before a judge on Wednesday.
Antonio Maurice Wilcox Jr., 25, was charged with five counts of vehicular homicide and five counts of manslaughter.
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WATCH HEREDuring his court appearance, a judge denied Wilcox's bond.
"I believe that Mr. Wilcox poses a great danger to this community based on these charges alleged here, and the fact that he killed five people driving," Judge Mindy S. Glazer said. "He may not have been above the legal limit. He was inebriated or had alcohol in the system at the time."
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In court a prosecutor said that two people injured in the crash remain in critical condition.
According to Miami Gardens Police, the crash happened on Feb. 8 at Northwest 170th Street and 37th Avenue shortly before 6 p.m.
Surveillance video showed a black Kia Sorrento rear-ending a Nissan Altima, which then crashed into a silver Cadillac Escalade.
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Five children and three adults were riding in the Altima.
Miami Gardens Police said that Wilcox was the driver of the Sorrento, and was at fault and was driving at a high rate of speed.
"Mr. Wilcox was driving at approximately 99 mph, accelerating at the point of impact, the accelerator was all the way down," Miami Gardens Police Executive Officer Emmanuel Jeanty.
Three children who were killed were identified as siblings by their aunt, and the adult killed was identified as their grandmother, 51-year-old Rosa Jones.
Among the children killed were Kamari Graham, who was celebrating his 10th birthday, 8-year-old Azariah McCall, and 10-year-old Ireanna Johnson.
Their other sibling, 13-year-old Ka'Myra Graham, was severely injured and left brain dead, their aunt said.
A family friend on Monday told NBC6 that Graham "had too much internal damage from the car accident,” and had succumbed to her injuries.
