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I N D E P E N D E N C E, Mo., Feb. 23 — Motorists watched in horror as a stolen vehicle sped down a highway, dragging to death a little boy who was entangled in a seat belt outside one of the doors.
Six-year-old Jake D. Robel of Blue Springs died Tuesday before the driver of the Chevrolet Blazer could be stopped by pursuing motorists. Witnesses said the chase reached speeds of 80 mph.
“He came flying around us and we saw the kid hanging out the side of the car bouncing,” said Fred Byam, who chased the Blazer. “I was honking my horn and flashing my lights.”
Kim L. Davis, 34, of Kansas City, Mo., was charged this morning with second-degree murder, robbery, child abuse and kidnapping.
Police said Davis took the vehicle when Jake’s mother left it running while she went inside a sandwich shop. The man tried to shove the boy out of the car, and “probably thought he’d gotten the kid out, because then he took off,” Sgt. Gregg Wilkinson said.
Motorists Apprehend Suspect
Motorists along Interstate 70 east of Kansas City flashed their lights and honked horns in an attempt to stop the vehicle. It finally was stopped when motorists in two trucks and a car surrounded the Blazer at a stoplight.
The driver allegedly got out of the vehicle, saw Jake’s body, then jumped back in and tried to drive away. Witnesses said the motorists wrestled the man to the ground and waited for police to arrive; they also tied the man’s legs with a rope.
“He was going to leave; he was going to run off,” said John Rodgers. “They sat on him and held him until police got there. There was a woman trying to beat him, and they held her off until police arrived.”
An 11-year-old boy from one of the pursuing vehicles later took a blanket and placed it over the victim, whose clothes had been mostly torn off.
I N D E P E N D E N C E, Mo., Feb. 23 — Motorists watched in horror as a stolen vehicle sped down a highway, dragging to death a little boy who was entangled in a seat belt outside one of the doors.
Six-year-old Jake D. Robel of Blue Springs died Tuesday before the driver of the Chevrolet Blazer could be stopped by pursuing motorists. Witnesses said the chase reached speeds of 80 mph.
“He came flying around us and we saw the kid hanging out the side of the car bouncing,” said Fred Byam, who chased the Blazer. “I was honking my horn and flashing my lights.”
Kim L. Davis, 34, of Kansas City, Mo., was charged this morning with second-degree murder, robbery, child abuse and kidnapping.
Police said Davis took the vehicle when Jake’s mother left it running while she went inside a sandwich shop. The man tried to shove the boy out of the car, and “probably thought he’d gotten the kid out, because then he took off,” Sgt. Gregg Wilkinson said.
Motorists Apprehend Suspect
Motorists along Interstate 70 east of Kansas City flashed their lights and honked horns in an attempt to stop the vehicle. It finally was stopped when motorists in two trucks and a car surrounded the Blazer at a stoplight.
The driver allegedly got out of the vehicle, saw Jake’s body, then jumped back in and tried to drive away. Witnesses said the motorists wrestled the man to the ground and waited for police to arrive; they also tied the man’s legs with a rope.
“He was going to leave; he was going to run off,” said John Rodgers. “They sat on him and held him until police got there. There was a woman trying to beat him, and they held her off until police arrived.”
An 11-year-old boy from one of the pursuing vehicles later took a blanket and placed it over the victim, whose clothes had been mostly torn off.
