News 5 Investigates: Dangerous Driving Record

A News 5 investigation has uncovered court records showing a 16-year-old accused of killing two people in a high-speed crash has a dangerous driving record.

Alexandria Martin, 16, is charged as an adult with two counts of vehicular homicide for the deaths of Devon Neel, 9, and LaTasha Hudson, 20. Investigators say the teen was driving more than 100 mph in a 45 mph zone last month when she crashed on Prine Road in Citronelle. Four other people in the car, including Martin, were injured.

According to a court record obtained by News 5, this is not the first time Martin was accused of driving more than 40 miles over the speed limit. In May, Martin was ticketed by an Alabama State Trooper for driving 107 on a 65 mph road.

Martin's attorney, John Beck, said in open court last week his client had never been in trouble with the law. Tuesday, Beck released a report from an accident re-constructionist saying the teenager could not have been driving more than 62 mph when she crashed in Citronelle. Nonetheless, the teenager, who faces up to ten years in prison for the deaths in last month's crash, will no doubt hear about her driving history when her case goes to trial. Chief Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson says the DA's office is aware of Martin's prior offense.

Alabama law requires the District Attorney to treat Martin as an adult because she is 16 or older and charged with a felony that resulted in the death of another person.

Martin is scheduled to be in court July 29th for the May 5th speeding ticket. A preliminary hearing in the vehicular homicide case is set for August.

News 5 attempted to contact Martin's attorney for this story, but our call was not returned.

According to the Mobile County District Attorney's office, Alabama law requires the DA to charge Martin as an adult. The law says anyone 16 or older charged with a felony that results in another person's death must be tried as an adult.

Click here to see the court document for yourself.