Eric Javah Baker, 22, of Lake City entered a plea of no contest to four charges resulting in the death of Christopher Alvord from Salina, Kansas last year in Gainesville.
The charges included: vehicular homicide with failure to render aid, a second-degree felony; leaving the scene of an accident involving death, a first-degree felony; reckless driving, a third-degree felony; and fleeing and failing to obey law enforcement officers, a third-degree felony. Baker’s plea results in a guilty adjudication on all counts.
According to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report, Baker collided with a Dodge sedan after fleeing an attempted traffic stop on July 26, 2024. The collision happened at the intersection of NW 10th Ave and NW 6th St, killing the driver of the sedan, Christopher Alvords, who moved to Gainesville after high school and seriously injuring three people riding in Baker’s car…