ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Marcus-David Peters was a 24-year-old high school biology teacher at Essex High School when he died.
In the aftermath, his friends and family pushed to create a system designed to connect people in a mental health crisis with help—and prevent something like this from happening again.
On May 14, 2018, Peters was driving in Richmond when police say he struck several cars. Officers pursued him to Interstate 95, where police say he hit two more vehicles and crashed off the road…