Tragedy on Roosevelt Highway: Five Lives Lost in Reckless Racing Crash Still Seeking Justice After Years

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COLLEGE PARK — On June 2, 2020, a tragic collision on Roosevelt Highway claimed the lives of five people, including three children, when Jerry Devaun Bates allegedly raced his yellow Chevrolet Camaro against a white Dodge Challenger. Witnesses reported the vehicles were speeding when the Camaro broadsided a Nissan Versa, resulting in devastating injuries to its occupants. Despite a grand jury indicting Bates for reckless driving and five counts of vehicular homicide, he remains at large, leaving the victims' families seeking justice and grappling with their loss.