Man now faces charges in fatal JCMO elder care crash

By John Marsh
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A man now faces involuntary manslaughter charges after he suffered a seizure and crashed his car into senior care center, killing a woman inside. Police say 57 – year old Deshawn Robinson is also accused of driving without a license.

The accident happened Thursday afternoon at the Westbrook Terrace Memory Care Center on North Ten Mile Drive. Police say car went through a wall, fatally injuring the victim. They don’t say if the driver was a resident of the center.