Driver pleads guilty in fatal crash that killed West Jefferson High School seniors

A woman has pleaded guilty in connection with a high-speed crash that killed two teenage girls and seriously injured a third victim in New Orleans.

Joneaka Smooth pleaded guilty Friday, May 8, to two counts of manslaughter, one count of attempted manslaughter and one count of obstruction of justice. The charges stem from a 2024 crash on Saint Bernard Avenue.

According to investigators, the crash happened around 7:39 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2024, after Smooth allegedly tried to avoid arrest following a reported shoplifting incident at Lakeside Shopping Center in Jefferson Parish…

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