Teen gets out of burning BMW covered in high school senior's blood and says 'I drove and killed her' after going 102 mph in a 45 following boozy birthday party: Police

A Missouri teen told cops "I drove and killed her" aft crashing a BMW portion going 102 mph successful a 45 mph portion with a high schoolhouse senior and sports prima inside, who died, aft leaving an alcohol-fueled day party, constabulary say.

Om Patel, 18, of Riverside, got retired of the burning 2024 BMW M4 covered successful unfortunate Tessa Walker's humor pursuing the crash, which near her with a "fractured skull with encephalon substance exposed," according to an apprehension affidavit. He allegedly admitted to sidesplitting Walker — described by her household and schoolhouse arsenic a "talented" three-sport jock — portion the car was "engulfed successful flames."

"Patel admitted to coming from a party," the affidavit says. "Patel told [a deputy], 'I drove and killed her.'"

Platte County sheriff's deputies responded to the clang connected March 22, located adjacent Missouri Highway 45 and North Main Street, conscionable earlier 4:30 a.m., according to the affidavit. A 3rd idiosyncratic who was successful the car with Patel and Walker suffered "moderate injuries" and survived; Patel was uninjured.

"Members of the Crash Team conducted an probe astatine the country of the collision," the affidavit says. "The BMW appeared to person impacted the crushed earlier rolling implicit for 1 afloat rotation. The BMW came to remainder connected its wheels, facing west."

Investigators located a acceptable of tyre marks and determined done a "speed scuff analysis" that Patel was traveling astatine "a velocity of astatine slightest 102.65 mph" erstwhile helium caused the tyre marks, according to police. The BMW was "fully engulfed successful flames" erstwhile deputies arrived astatine the scene.

"Once the occurrence was enactment out, responders located [Walker] deceased successful the backmost rider broadside of the BMW," the affidavit says.

After launching their investigation, constabulary discovered that the enactment Patel and Walker attended was for an 18-year-old's day astatine a rented Airbnb.

"Evidence of underage depletion of intoxicant was located," the affidavit says.

Patel had a blood-alcohol contented of .047% aft the crash, which is implicit the ineligible bounds for radical nether the property of 21 successful Missouri.

"Tessa volition everlastingly beryllium remembered for her wit and smile," an obituary for Walker says. "She was an athlete, an creator and writer. She dominated successful competitory volleyball, way and academics. If fixed clip she would person so changed the world."

Patel is facing a second-degree involuntary manslaughter charge. He could look up to 4 years successful situation if convicted.