OXFORD, Miss. — A woman is listed in critical condition after police say she was injured in a car accident after two men were drag racing Sunday.
The accident happened around 3:15 a.m. on West Jackson Avenue near McDonald’s in Oxford. Officers say the woman was driving and a Chevrolet Camaro struck her vehicle.
She was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi in critical condition.
The unborn baby was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Witnesses say before the incident a large group gathered at this gas station just up the road.
Derek Redmond lives nearby and heard the crash. Redmond said he went to see what happened and did what he could to help police and firefighters.
“One of the main things was to get the parking lot cleared of the McDonalds. Get everybody up out of there,” he said.
Investigators later found out that Meko Lamar, 19, and Tyler Hammond, 19, were drag racing at the time of the accident. Hammond fled the scene after the accident, according to Oxford Police.
Lamar has been charged with homicide of an unborn child and drag racing. Hammond has been charged with felony fleeing and drag racing.
Lamar was issued a $150,000 bond with Hammond being issued a $50,000 bond.
This is an ongoing investigation.