AKRON, Ohio -- An Akron man is accused of causing a four-car crash that ended with the death of a 19-year-old woman.

Andre Graves, 37, is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, a second-degree felony. He also was cited for reckless driving, and driving without a valid license.

Graves is scheduled for his first appearance Wednesday in Akron Municipal Court. Court records show he has not had a valid driver's license since at least 1999 and has been cited for driving without a license 16 times during the past 16 years.

At 8:30 a.m. on May 6, records state, Graves was driving west on Copley Road at 61 mph, more than double the posted speed limit.

The 2012 Honda CRV he was driving struck the back of India Douglas' 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, one of a group of cars stopped at the red light at Crestview Avenue, causing a chain reaction that damaged the two cars in front of Douglas.

Graves' SUV bounced off the cars and into a retaining wall off the right side of the road.

Graves, a 45-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman suffered injuries in the crash. All three were wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Douglas, who was not wearing a seatbelt, had to be extricated from her car. She was taken to Akron General Medical Center in critical condition. She died five days later. The results of her autopsy are still pending.

Graves told investigators that he wasn't driving that fast and that he was on his way home when the crash happened. Akron police arrested him Tuesday.

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