Teen driver in fatal Fayetteville chase reportedly laughed off pleas to slow down

The mothers of two Cumberland County teenagers who died in a Monday night crash said Friday they want to send a message to teenage drivers.

Police said a 15-year-old unlicensed driver was behind the wheel of a 2017 Kia when it make a traffic violation. A Cumberland County deputy tried to pull the car over, but the teen sped off.

The Kia collided with a 2016 Hyundai at the intersection of West Russell Street and South Eastern Boulevard, and Asia Boka, 18, and Moses Jackson, 17, were thrown from the Kia and killed.

"It's just a horrific sight to see, so many pieces of debris just everywhere," said Jackson's mother, Micshella McCurtain.

Jackson, Boka, the driver and two other passengers were all students at Pine Forest High School. Only one was wearing a seat belt.

Alfreda Jones, Boka's mother, said the chase began when the 15-year-old ran a stop sign.

"Then he ran another stop sign or a stop light. and that's when police put lights on, and the rate of speed increased," Jones said. "I guess the driver lost control of the car and hit another vehicle."

McCurtain said the other four teens begged the 15-year-old to stop during the chase.

"[One of the girls in the car] said he just kept speeding. The more they tell him to stop – scream, panic – he just laughed it off like ha ha and kept on going like it was a joke," she said.

McCurtain said she's been numb all week, and she wants teenagers to wake up and take the responsibility of driving seriously.

The 15-year-old is being held in Cumberland County's juvenile detention center. District Attorney Billy West said he's waiting on Fayetteville police to complete their investigation before deciding the appropriate charges and then determine whether the teen should face those charges in juvenile court or be tried as an adult.

McCurtain and Jones said they plan to attend a candlelight vigil and balloon release Sunday night at Smith Lake Park. Both woman said dealing with a child's death is not the spring break they had envisioned.

"I had plans with my son. I didn't have plans to be writing his obituary," McCurtain said.