INDIANAPOLIS — The family of a 32-year-old woman killed in a Friday night crash involving a drunk driver is remembering her spirit.
IMPD investigators said Kiara Jenkins was killed driving on 30th Street around 11 p.m. on May 19. According to investigators, Jacob Agee went through a red light driving north on Meridian Street and crashed into Jenkins' car.
Officers who talked with Agee on the scene said he showed signs of impairment, including slurred speech, glassy eyes and poor balance, according to court documents.
Data collected from Agee's car indicated he was going 79 miles per hour two seconds before the crash and 55 miles per hour 0.1 seconds before the crash, according to court documents, which state Agee's blood alcohol level was found to be 0.18%, more than two times the legal limit in Indiana.
On May 24, prosecutors formally charged Agee with reckless homicide and causing death while operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
"The loss is vast, and it is great. It is absolutely heartbreaking, the journey that they will be on to find some sort of healing over this process," said Denise Niblick, with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Niblick hopes if Agee is proven to have been under the influence, he's held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
"The only way we can end drunk and drugged driving is by having zero tolerance and knowing that it's never OK to drive with any form of impairment. It risks your life and everyone around you," Niblick said.
Jenkins' mother tells 13News she was a bright spirit and an incredible mother. Her son turned 14 on Saturday, the day after the crash.
"These crashes are 100% preventable and should be completely unacceptable to our community and society," Niblick said.
Arrest records show between this past Friday and Sunday, 20 people were arrested for operating while intoxicated in Marion County.
"IMPD just had three OWI arrests yesterday for a Sunday evening checkpoint," Niblick said. "IMPD continues to run sobriety checkpoints, and they will be increasing the frequency of those checkpoints through the summer months."
You can reach Mothers Against Drunk Driving Indiana at 317-781-6233 or its 24/7 hotline at 877-623-3435.