A 20-year-old man faces charges after authorities said he fled the scene.
BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. — A Ritenour High School senior recently crowned prom queen was among three women killed Friday night in a three-vehicle crash on Lewis and Clark Boulevard in north St. Louis County, authorities and school officials said.
Jordyn “Lunar” Williams, 18, of St. Louis, died days after classmates named her prom queen and weeks before graduation. The crash also killed Cherese Fisher, 53, of St. Louis, and Andrea Medina, 28, of Florissant, Mo. Prosecutors have charged Devin Daugherty, 20, in connection with leaving the crash scene and driving with a revoked or suspended license. The deaths brought renewed grief to Ritenour High School, where district officials said counselors and social workers were made available to students and staff.
The crash happened at 8:32 p.m. May 1 on southbound Lewis and Clark Boulevard north of Haviland Drive, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Investigators said a 2013 Cadillac SRX traveling south sideswiped a 2020 Lexus RX350, also traveling south. Fisher was driving the Lexus, and Williams was her passenger. The impact sent the Lexus into the northbound lanes, where a 2013 Toyota Highlander driven by Medina struck the right side of the Lexus. The Lexus overturned, and the Cadillac left the road and hit trees. Dr. Bruce Green, Ritenour’s assistant superintendent for secondary education and lead administrator at the high school, said the loss came during “a very difficult time” for the school community.
Christian Hospital EMS personnel pronounced Fisher and Williams dead after the crash, the patrol report said. Medina was pronounced dead at 8:43 p.m. at the scene. The report said the three bodies were taken to the St. Louis County Morgue by Lonning Mortuary Services. The Lexus and Toyota had extensive damage, while the Cadillac had moderate damage. All three vehicles were towed by Bolin’s Towing. The patrol report listed Williams as wearing a safety device. It listed no safety device for Fisher and Medina, and it listed the Cadillac driver’s safety device as unknown. Investigators did not say in the patrol report whether speed, impairment or distraction were suspected factors.
Williams was a senior at Ritenour High School in Overland, part of a district serving several communities in north St. Louis County. A friend told local reporters Williams had been named prom queen the week before she died. Friends and classmates remembered her by her nickname, Lunar, and posted tributes from recent school events. Medina was described by family as a mother of two. Her brother, Juan Medina, called her a “hardworking, kindhearted and dedicated mother” who was “just getting started in life.” Public memorials formed for Williams, including one at the crash site and another at school, according to local reports.
Court records described in local reports said Daugherty was driving the Cadillac when it struck the Lexus. After the crash, investigators said, he fled on foot. The vehicle left at the scene led officers to a residence connected to its registration. Daugherty’s mother first told officers she had not been driving and that her son was not home, according to those records. On Monday, May 4, she called police and said he was at the home. Officers said Daugherty told them he had been driving the Cadillac. After officers read him his rights, he again said he was the driver, according to the records.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Daugherty with three counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and one count of driving with a suspended or revoked license. He was being held in the St. Louis County Jail on a $250,000 cash-only bond with no 10% option, local reports said. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for May 11, 2026. The charges are based on probable cause, and Daugherty is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Public reports available Tuesday did not show a court date beyond the scheduled confinement hearing.
The patrol’s Major Crash Investigation Unit handled the case, with Master Sgt. J. Cox and Cpl. A. Smith listed in the fatality report. Other patrol personnel assisted at the scene. Investigators are expected to rely on roadway evidence, vehicle damage, witness accounts and any available camera footage as the case moves through court. The crash happened on a busy stretch of Lewis and Clark Boulevard, a north county route that carries local and regional traffic. The patrol report gave no public explanation for why the Cadillac sideswiped the Lexus before the chain of collisions.
At Ritenour High School, Green said the district’s crisis team of counselors and social workers, along with building counselors and social workers, were supporting students and staff. Professionals from Annie’s Hope, a grief counseling agency, also were available Monday. Green said “Husky Pride” meant showing care and standing together during difficult times. The statement also noted that many in the school community had already experienced grief over the past month. Williams’ death came shortly after another Ritenour senior, Landon King, was fatally shot outside a QuikTrip, according to local reports.
The case stood Tuesday with three victims identified, one defendant jailed and the patrol investigation continuing. The next public milestone is Daugherty’s May 11 confinement docket hearing in St. Louis County, unless authorities release new investigative findings sooner.
Author note: Last updated May 5, 2026.