Tears, heartbreak at Chase Jones sentencing—teen in fatal Renton, WA crash

The Brief

  • Chase Jones faced sentencing for a crash that killed four in Renton on Friday.
  • Family members gave emotional testimony in court, sharing their ongoing grief and unimaginable loss.
  • Victims in the crash included a mother and three children; two other children were badly injured.

KENT, Wash. One by one, grieving family members stepped forward Friday to share the heartbreak left behind after a devastating crash that killed a mother and three children in Renton.

Their emotional testimony came just hours before 19-year-old Chase Jones was scheduled to be sentenced for the March 2024 crash that changed their lives forever.

Jones was driving 112 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone when he slammed into the victims’ van, killing Andrea Hudson, 38, and three children: 13-year-old Matilda Wilcoxson, 12-year-old Eloise Wilcoxson and 12-year-old Boyd “Buster” Brown.

Families speak through tears

What they’re saying:

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