Oh. >> On the night of September 7th, 2024, Rome police in Georgia clocked a black Dodge Charger speeding over 100 mph. The vehicle, a redeye edition, a high horsepower variant of the Hellcat, vanished after officers initiated a pursuit, which was quickly called off due to the extreme danger. Moments later, farther down Turner McCall Boulevard, another deputy discovered the same Charger crashed into a hillside after a head-on collision with another car. What followed was a tragic scene that [music] would spark national outrage and political controversy. >> Right here. >> Yeah. >> I want to get on fire. >> HEY, STOP RIGHT THERE. >> STOP RIGHT THERE. >> DISPATCH, this black vehicle is on fire. It's in the grass between the park and tournament call. >> Yeah, bro. >> Man, man. >> Turn around. Where's the driver of the Hellcat? >> They're still in there. He's probably still in there. I don't know. >> And there's one sitting right there, >> but he was the one flying. >> Dispatch, we're 1095 with the driver. >> Hey, on the driver's side. He's moving the passenger. >> All right. A dispatch, do you have EMS coming 10810? >> I identify. >> You do? Okay. Help me. >> 104. They hit a vehicle head on. >> Okay. They're bleeding. They're bleeding right there. Oh, damn. >> Go ahead and get fired. Units in route. >> Hey, J. We're going to have massive injuries in this vehicle he hit. Damn. >> I need him in a car. >> What do you need me to do? >> I got I got a post right here. >> Okay. Yes. Yes. Thank you, Jesus. >> Oh. >> Hey. And we got a child. We got a child in the back. >> Dispatch, I think we have an entrapment in this vehicle that's on fire. >> She looks okay. She looks okay. She's moving. >> The lady in the front. No poke. No poke on here. >> I don't know how we're going to get to it. >> Ain't nobody in that car. >> No, there's someone else in the There is someone else. >> I just arrested. >> Be careful. I think there's somebody in there. Hey, >> come on. Come over here with us. You're You're not a passenger. Okay. >> Come on. Come over here. We need to get away from this car. >> Come on. You okay? >> Hey, come on. >> Hey, dispatch. We have a child in the backseat of this vehicle. I have a pulse on the driver. I do not have a pulse on the passenger. It's going to be the one that was hit head on, not the one on fire. And I'm going to need more than two ambulances. probably three. >> Do they have? >> She does. He does not right now. This This guy's a firefighter. >> Come on, buddy. We're going to get you to just come sit down up here. Okay. >> Yeah. >> You all right? Yeah. Anything hurting? >> No. >> Can you get the baby out? >> Get the baby. >> Hey. Hey. I can get her on this side. >> Dispatch, the person entrapped in the vehicle fire. >> Hey, just go sit on the curb right here. Okay. >> Get the baby. >> It's okay, lovey. It's okay. >> Oh my god. >> The whole car seat. You're saying >> her leg is probably broke. >> Oh my god. >> Can you? >> Yes. Do you want me to get her out of the car seat? Okay. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Okay, I got you, baby. She got a broken leg. But >> are you hurting anywhere? No. Okay. Was anybody else in the car with you guys? Is this you two? Okay, >> she's good. She's good. She's okay. She She's going to be okay. >> We've got units available. We need to shut down the hall at Broad Street and then over at Riverside. >> She's Yeah, she still was buckled. She's properly >> Yeah, she's okay. See what was that? >> God, they're taking so long. She's like it's she's breathing in her belly. >> I got everything I >> No. God. >> Hey, sweet girl. >> Okay. >> That car had to be doing 120 at least. >> Someone tried to stop him and he decided that that was the smart thing to do. >> I called it way over. >> They're dead. They're both dead. >> They're both dead. Hey, we called it unbelievable. >> Yep. It's bad. Is it both in the front seat? >> I was just sitting at the red body. >> We're going now. If you're not coming with us, go. >> Do you know them? You saw it. Okay. >> Who is that? A family member. >> Oh, wow. >> Hey, what's your name? >> We're taking her now. I jumped in there and he said, "We're leaving now. If you're not going, get out." >> Do you need anything? >> Take a breath. >> You're sless, baby. That is senseless. Damn. This is my best friend. >> Number. >> How do you spell her name? >> If that's her name, >> her dad. >> Hey. >> Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Please. Please do not go up there. Please do not go up there. Okay. >> Who? >> Oh my god. >> All right. But hey, we can't have anybody going up there. We have an active crime scene going on. There's a lot of stuff going on. Okay. >> I know everybody wants to make sure it's not their family, >> but we can't have everybody going up there. Okay. >> Right. >> So, if you could just please stay down here for us, that would be very helpful. >> Thank you so much. We want to start taping off so we don't have people walking up on us. Where's your car at, sir? Were you just driving? >> No, I'm saying I saw the whole thing. Talk to me for two minutes. >> Oh god. >> What's up, baby? >> I think so. She was breathing. She was She was actually looking around at first. We got her out. She did have an injury to her leg, but I think the baby will be fine. I'm not medical. >> She been allowed to help. I just can't. >> That baby was properly in her car seat and everything. Okay. >> That's No, that's cuz she always makes sure. >> Has anybody got I go I go on a lot of calls. I work at >> You work department 31 years. When you see it, man, feels different. Showing up afterwards, >> huh? >> Think you're showing up after, >> right? It's different, man. >> You see somebody die, man. >> Yeah, I know. >> They got people they know. So all of a sudden is he doing all the car >> it was coming this way. They impacted like right over here glass. >> So I saw from the on the side I saw the boom car that way. >> That car went that way. That's all. And then I just drove over here. Okay. So I can investigate pictures. >> Why did he do that? This is really bad for me. >> There's two. >> I don't know. The baby was hers. He's her father. So it's three generations in this car. >> I got one eyewitness that saw the entire thing. He re out the whole car. I thought he was going to take off after. But he came back. He came back towards me. That car got hit. Did >> you say the hell? >> She was actually looking around. I think she ended up passing out when we tried to get her out of the car. The leg was out of the car seat and broke. I was just trying to do a traffic stop though at first. >> Yes. >> I paced him at about 86 and then I called it off and then by the time he came here I was running by my no plate on this on the side. We don't know where the tag is and we can't. There's no vin plate on the door and I don't want to move too much stuff cuz we got to do Oh, never mind. Dispatch, can you run another 28 for me? I don't need any returns. >> Young dude, >> what's that? >> Young guy? >> Yeah. >> No, he's fine. >> Really? The other two? Uh-uh. And they had a baby. Baby's in the hospital already. Obviously broken bones. >> Yeah, probably hit that car 100 easy 100 plus miles an hour. Watch that car from where your guys' truck is. All the way up there was driving this way. >> The guy that went in the ambulance said that yeah, they've been drinking. They just let >> There's a broken beer bottle over here that came out of the car. >> Yeah, I've been drinking. I just let my friends came off. >> The driver freaked him out. We got the driver of the vehicle. He also had a friend in the car with him. >> What was the fear? Were you still in the car? >> We got him out. >> He was still in the car while he was on fire. I was telling everybody the car. >> Yeah. I heard someone say that. We turned around. I saw the door moving. But he called out on the other side and we got >> But y'all got the driver and he was walking off. got one. >> That was me and my parents. >> Did you guys >> I have no idea who he is or anything. I didn't ask. >> Did we get any of the family's information? They We're going to have to like the baby. >> They're not family. They just know they're just friends. >> So, who's who was in the car? >> The baby in So, the parents for that for that baby are the parents are deceased. They need a family member. >> They're just trying to get hold of any kind of family. >> I'll see what I can find. >> The registered owner in the vehicle is 24 years old. She's a black female. >> See if they got a wallet or anything in there because of the baby. >> Yes, please. They're going have to cut them out. I think it's just gonna have a late [ __ ] talk to you. >> Right here's good. >> We have big sisters. >> You're her sisters? >> Yes. >> Who's your Who's your sister? I'm sorry. >> Kra Kra Harris. >> Okay. >> How How old's her >> the child? >> Yeah. >> That baby. >> Are you blood relatives? >> Yes. We have the same daddy. >> I hate to be the one to tell you this. >> The baby's at the hospital with no family members because we couldn't find the way to get a hold of them. She black. >> I don't want to be the one to tell you this, but I have to. Your sister is not making it out of this. >> Is she breathing? >> She hasn't been since the accident. >> Can we see her, please? >> It's an active investigation. >> I know that's a lot going on. >> Who in the car with her? >> We can't tell. >> My daddy is supposed to be on my way. >> Your dad is okay. I'm sorry. I really am. >> My dad's on the way. Is he on the way to steak and shake or is he on his way to the hospital? Somebody said that I >> did she have all the kids? She had one. >> Okay. So, what happened? I'm not getting mad at you, but what happened? Somebody got to tell us what happened. >> There was a car that was driving extremely dangerous and hit them head on. >> So, she the only one that's dead. >> There's somebody else in the car with her, too. >> Father, >> I don't have any good news for you, unfortunately. But the the child is at the hospital. If we can get a family member up there at the hospital to be with the child. >> All right. Whose fault was it? >> It was not their fault. >> Yeah. Their fault on that, >> man. I thought the only thing I ever he with Scott in jail [laughter] for murder, right? >> All right. They're going to go up to the hospital in a minute. >> On the sidewalk, >> get back on the sidewalk. >> It's I got it. I got it. >> Right here. Come on. >> I'll answer any questions I can. to make that smart ass mouth mother right there. >> I'll answer any questions you got as best as I can. >> Trying to identify, >> but we can't have anybody go over there. >> I wasn't going over there. I was going right there as you know the baby name >> the baby name. >> No, he can't. He go right now. >> You better calm down. >> All he want to do is just look at the car and see if that was her car and then he been all right. He don't know nothing. Was there another guy in the car, too? Black baby's daddy. There there's another person in the car, but the way that everything's all made up and how bad the car is, we can't tell you who else is in the car that car is. >> You can't even get him out. >> For who? >> For my son. >> What's his son's name? >> Malik. >> Malik. What's What's Mal's last name? >> Okay. >> Hey, we've got one person that can attest to being a family member to that baby. I need him to go to the hospital. >> The grandfather is that gentleman in the white tank top right there. And then there's two sisters out here as well. >> What's he upset with now? He wants to go to jail where the other drivers at. And when I walked over, he said, "I'm not going over there." I said, "I need you to go. I need you to go to the hospital for the baby." >> She if they can get her, if they can fly and if they can get her, >> she don't want to go to the hospital. >> If she makes it, she's she's super critical. >> Cuz we can at that point, we can do emergency. >> It's not in that car. >> Please help them outside of that car. >> Hey, you can't go over there. Hey, ma'am. You can't go over there. But I can't I can't I don't know who else is in the car. [laughter] Malik, please. >> We don't know. We can't tell. >> Please, just please let me see. Please, let me see if that's my >> You can't You don't want to either. [laughter] >> It's okay. >> Please, y'all. Please. >> Please. >> Please just call his name. Just call his name and see if he'll answer. I can't move. I can't leave him in there. I can't let him be in there. There's nothing you can do right now. Okay. I'm sorry. >> Please don't let it be for me. >> This is not a good day. I heard about that 2-year-old that was burned last night. >> I didn't look back and I didn't just the car seat. Left kid in the car seat. Put the car seat in the middle. Was all sideways and janked up. It was It looked like unconscious and the driver of the vehicle doesn't have a license. >> Yes. You think the baby's going to make it? >> Probably not. >> I can't tell that for sure. looked bad. It looked bad when they left. >> Yeah. >> Somebody said in the hospital that it was her her father and her father. That's what I thought. That that guy's too young to be her father. >> It's probably her boyfriend. Let me look that up. >> We got everybody identified. >> That held out better than this one. >> Unfortunately, all that. The victims were identified as 23-year-old Kadrien Harris and 23-year-old Malik Henderson. A one-year-old child, the daughter of the deceased, was airlifted to a children's trauma center in critical condition, but ultimately survived her injuries. The driver of the Charger, later identified as Omar Garcia, was under the influence when he collided with Harris's vehicle. Both Garcia and an unidentified male passenger sustained minor injuries. Garcia was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, one count of serious injury by vehicle DUI, driving without a license, fleeing and attempting to elude, reckless driving, and driving too fast [music] for conditions. He was booked into the Floyd County Jail. According to the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, Garcia also had an active hold through US immigration and customs enforcement, a detail that would spark national headlines and political backlash. Ultimately, Garcia pleaded guilty [music] and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.