Detroit Man Accused In Crash That Killed 2, Injured Another

DETROIT, MI — Wayne County prosecutors have accused a Detroit man of causing a crash that killed two people and injured a third.

Desean James Gee, 34, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of reckless driving causing death and one count of reckless driving causing serious impairment of a bodily function, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The charges stem from a crash that killed 40-year-old Adrian Thomas Bascom, 27-year-old Jalen Kristopher Whitlock and injured a 14-year-old female, all of Detroit, prosecutors said.

According to prosecutors, Detroit police officers responded to the scene of a two-vehicle crash at West Outer Drive and Lyndon Street on Sunday. Bystanders had assisted in removing the 14-year-old victim from the rear seat of one vehicle before it caught fire, prosecutors said. Bascom and Whitlock died at the scene, prosecutors said.

Medics arrived and transported the 14-year-old victim to a local hospital for treatment of her injuries, according to prosecutors. Detroit police officers arrested the defendant at the scene, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said that Gee, while traveling westbound on Lyndon Street, drove his vehicle at a high rate of speed, crossed the center line and disregarded the red light at Outer Driver before striking the victims' vehicle on the passenger side.

Gee was arraigned Wednesday in 36th District Court, prosecutors said. Bail was set at $150,000, according to prosecutors, and if released, Gee must have a GPS tether.

A probable cause conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. May 12 before Judge Roberta Archer, prosecutors said.