Search Warrant: Cocaine a Possible Factor in Brooklyn Center Crash That Killed Girl

A search warrant application filed by Brooklyn Center police shows that cocaine is suspected to be a factor in a car vs. minibike collision that killed a 6-year-old girl and left a 9-year-old in critical condition.

The crash, which occurred on Aug. 27 near the intersection of 63rd Avenue and Brooklyn Drive, killed Dreme Williams.

The girl’s family identified her in a GoFundMe campaign that’s raising money for funeral expenses.

Williams and the nine-year-old who was seriously injured were both riding the minibike in the street at the time of the crash, police said.

According to the search warrant:

A 49-year-old woman was driving the vehicle that struck the minibike. A witness told police she was “likely driving too fast” for a residential street and was not able to stop in time before the crash.

Investigators stated in the search warrant that the driver “does not recall the events leading up to the impact but denies any use of alcohol. A look inside her vehicle pursuant to plain view at the scene revealed a substance that appears to be cocaine on the driver seat. [The driver] did not know why she did not see the kids on the motorbike.”

The woman consented to a breathalyzer test, which showed she had not consumed alcohol. A detective noted that she was “understandably hysterical” after the crash, but also noted a substance that resembled cocaine in her vehicle.

Police filed the search warrant to request a blood test for the driver, who “as evidence of the crime(s) of driving, operating or being in physical control of a motor vehicle while impaired and criminal vehicular operation/homicide.”

Related: Family IDs 6-Year-Old Girl Killed in Brooklyn Center Minibike Crash

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