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Albany teen charged with murder in street racing death

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By The Associated Press
Updated Aug 16, 2021

A southwest Georgia teen has been charged with murder after a July street racing death.

Albany police arrested 17-year-old Jabari Williams on Friday, charging him with homicide by vehicle in the first degree, reckless driving and racing, WALB-TV reported. Records show Williams is no longer jailed in Dougherty County on Monday. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer to speak for him.

Police say Williams and a 16-year-old driver were racing July 19 when one of the drivers lost control, eventually hitting a tree in a fiery crash. Jaden Robinson, 17, was killed.

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The 16-year-old who was driving the vehicle in which Robinson was a passenger was arrested last week and released to his parents.

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