On Tuesday the Delaware Department of Justice announced that Gordon Turner, 22, of New Castle, following his involvement in a crash that killed one bystander and wounded others in April. Turner was charged with Murder First Degree, Murder Second Degree, two counts of Assault First Degree, seven counts of Assault Third Degree, ten counts Reckless Endangering First Degree, two counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Possession of Marijuana, and one count of Disregarding a Police Officer Signal.
“This is about so much more than failing to respect the police or avoiding a ticket,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “One person’s reprehensible decision endangered several people’s lives, and tragically stole one. We must — and will —be uncompromising toward those who endanger others to avoid the consequences of their own actions. As this case moves forward, I ask our state to continue to hold in their hearts the lives that have been irreparably altered by the defendant’s cowardice.”
On April 29, Gordon Turner was parked on Main Street in Newark when he attempted to flee police in a stolen vehicle according to prosecutors. As he fled, he struck and killed University of Delaware student Marina Vasconcelos and critically injured UD student Audrey Collins official said. Several other students and a police officer also suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
