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Driver charged with murder for crash that killed Kan. woman, 12-year-old

Mia Collins -photo Sedgwick County

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A fleeing driver in a Wichita crash that killed two people and injured her passenger has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

24-year-old Mia Collins made her first court appearance Friday on nine counts, including aggravated battery, possession of methamphetamine and driving while license suspended.

She is accused of leading officers on a chase Sunday in a stolen BMW. After about 1 mile the car collided with a car and another SUV at an intersection.

First responders on the scene of the fatal Sunday accident -photo courtesy KAKE

The crash killed 70-year-old Maria Wood and 12-year-old Rosemary McElroy and critically injured Wood’s daughter, 36-year-old Jenny Wood, a popular Wichita musician known for performing with children.

The driver of the SUV that was hit also was hurt. Collins was on probation at the time.

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