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- Brooks met at Reggies pub with the men; she was dumped out of the vehicle and later fatally hit after stumbling into a busy main road; CCTV footage captured her staggering into oncoming traffic.
- Desmond Carter, 21, is the defendant whose trial is set to begin on August 17.
- Officials state the teenager's blood-alcohol concentration measured .319%, nearly four times the legal driving threshold; she wandered into the four-lane carriageway where a vehicle struck her.
- East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office confirmed Brooks died from "multiple traumatic injuries" when the vehicle hit her; Two Good Samaritans reportedly attempted to perform CPR on Brooks following the collision in torrential rain.
- Washington, one of the alleged assailants, has also been accused of raping another young woman in October 2023 after they met at Reggies; he is also accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2020 and has been charged with first-degree rape in that case.
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“Brooks' blood-alcohol level was .319%, nearly four times the legal driving limit, when she wandered into traffic. Co-defendant Kaivon Washington faces additional rape charges, including for a 12-year-old girl in 2020.”
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