Prosecutor: Driver of Lamborghini was traveling at 118 mph before fatal crash

A New Orleans businessman was driving 118 mph in a Lamborghini before it crashed into a floodwall on Tchoupitoulas Street and killed his passenger, prosecutors said.Jason Adams, 30, surrendered to police Tuesday and was booked on a vehicular-homicide charge, the New Orleans Police Department said.Adams made his initial appearance in criminal court, where his bail was set at $75,000. He posted the bail and was released before 5 p.m.WDSU reporter Travers Mackel said a prosecutor in the case told the judge that Adams was driving 118 mph before it crashed the night of May 4 into a floodwall.The crash killed his passenger, Kristi Lirette, who was pronounced dead at the scene. She worked at an Uptown restaurant, where she met Adams.Adams was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released. The prosecutor said Adams was ejected in the crash.A spokesperson for the NOPD said in an update Tuesday that Adams had a blood-alcohol content of .11 percent at the time of the crash.Lirette's family said they have hired a private attorney and civil litigation may soon follow. Lirette is from Baton Rouge and had been living in New Orleans for a few months before she died.Stay with WDSU-TV and WDSU.com as updates are released in the case.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

A New Orleans businessman was driving 118 mph in a Lamborghini before it crashed into a floodwall on Tchoupitoulas Street and killed his passenger, prosecutors said.

Jason Adams, 30, surrendered to police Tuesday and was booked on a vehicular-homicide charge, the New Orleans Police Department said.

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Adams made his initial appearance in criminal court, where his bail was set at $75,000. He posted the bail and was released before 5 p.m.

WDSU reporter Travers Mackel said a prosecutor in the case told the judge that Adams was driving 118 mph before it crashed the night of May 4 into a floodwall.

The crash killed his passenger, Kristi Lirette, who was pronounced dead at the scene. She worked at an Uptown restaurant, where she met Adams.



Adams was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released. The prosecutor said Adams was ejected in the crash.

A spokesperson for the NOPD said in an update Tuesday that Adams had a blood-alcohol content of .11 percent at the time of the crash.

Lirette's family said they have hired a private attorney and civil litigation may soon follow. Lirette is from Baton Rouge and had been living in New Orleans for a few months before she died.

Stay with WDSU-TV and WDSU.com as updates are released in the case.

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.

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