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Mom sees man charged in her daughter’s fatal crash after years of court delays

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – “Today was the day,” Crystal Priscu said. 

After about five years of court proceedings, Priscu finally got to see the man reportedly responsible for a crash that killed her daughter Kaylee. 

“It was difficult laying eyes on the person responsible for my daughter being gone,” she said. “It’s the first time it’s happened.” 

Brent Plumlee has been charged with careless driving and driving without a license following a fatal crash on Interstate 270 near Dorsett in April 2017. 

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A Missouri State Highway Patrol report said Plumlee was speeding and distracted when 18-year-old Kaylee Priscu was rear-ended while sitting in stopped traffic. She died in the crash. She was on her way to her job as an MMA ring girl. 

“She was less than five minutes from her destination,” Crystal said. 

She vented at the time about repeated court delays. 

“We have been at this for five and a half years, and this person has yet to step foot in a courtroom,” Crystal said. 

Crystal said she knows because she has been to court repeatedly. In the latest hearing, held on Friday, Jan. 6, the judge set a trial date. 

“It was nice to get somewhere,” she said. 

FOX 2 tried asking Plumlee for a comment as he walked out of court with his latest attorney. 

“Is there anything you would say to Kaylee’s mom?” we asked. 

Plumlee’s attorney answered for him saying, “There’s nothing he wants to say to any of you all. You’re not interested in the truth.” 

“What’s the truth?” we asked. 

“You keep reporting he’s not appearing in court. He’s appeared every time,” Plumlee’s attorney said. 

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Crystal said it was not true. 

“No, that’s not the case – and this is a new attorney,” she said. 

One of Plumlee’s previous attorneys stepped down, writing the court that the “attorney/client relationship has deteriorated, and the defendant is not communicating.” 

Crystal said she is happy to finally have a trial date, which is in three months. She said it was worth every trip to court to see it through for her daughter. 

“I know you’re with me,” Crystal said. “This is for you; let’s do it.” 

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Man attacks Jeff Co. deputy with screwdriver during attempted arrest

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.

Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.

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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.

Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.

Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.

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St. Louis Public Schools superintendent to be sworn in

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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.

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Gas tanker crashes into St. Louis Metro transit center

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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.

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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.

A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.

The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.

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