A Chicago woman has been indicted for a Level 5 felony count of reckless homicide related to the accident that killed an Argos teenager in 2022.
A Marshall County grand jury indicted Jowuana Edmond, 28, of Chicago. On August 20, 2022, Argos High School junior Emily Carr, 16, was killed in the two-vehicle crash at about 4:30 p.m. on U.S. 31 and 18th Road.
Carr's Chrysler passenger car was eastbound on 18th Road approaching U.S. 31 South. For an unknown reason, Carr failed to yield at the intersection and was struck by a Volkswagen being driven by Edmond.
The police report from August 2022 stated that two passengers from the collision were flown to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, while a third passenger was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital. The Marshall County police report listed the passengers as Marissa Ballinger, 14, of Argos in the Carr vehicle. In the Edmond vehicle were Omarr Edmond, 49, and Erselene Manuel, 70, both of Chicago.
Court documents released Friday state that Edmond was driving at a speed greater than reasonable under the existing conditions and with disregard for the harm coming from that.
Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman says an arrest warrant has not been issued. Edmond has been ordered to appear in Marshall Superior Court I for an initial hearing on Jan. 9.
