Durham teacher killed in Detroit crash remembered as ‘world class person’

It’s been an emotional week at the Durham School of Technology after Carla Boynton, 57, and her husband, Andre Boynton, 60, were killed in a crash in Detroit during the weekend.

“I had to just kind of level-set myself because it had a tremendous impact on me,” Principal Lamont Dixon said. “Miss Boynton was a wonderful person, a great staff member, and in my 30 years of being an educator, she’s a top-quality individual.”

A Virginia man was arrested this week in connection with the fatal crash. Police said Theopris Mays, 40, was working as a Lyft driver when he lost control of his car and crashed into a building. Police said Mays was driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed…

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