MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — The woman accused of killing a teenager and injuring two others in a hit-and-run crash in Montcalm County last month has waived her preliminary trial and has her case bound over to circuit court.
Brandy Sue Jones, 40, will head to trial on three felony counts, which include:
- Failure to stop at scene-when at fault-resulting in death (15 year felony)
- Accident-Failure to stop at scene of accident resulting impairment/death (5 year felony)
- Accident-Failure to stop at scene of accident resulting impairment/death (5 year felony)
She is accused of hitting and killing 14-year-old Jamison Lafferty with her car on Tuesday, Aug. 8 around 9:30 p.m. on Wise Road near West County Line Road in Eureka Township.
She is also accused of injuring two other teenagers with her car before fleeing the scene. One of the boys suffered a broken pelvis, while the other suffered two broken ankles from the crash.
Authorities tracked down the vehicle involved in the crash and found Jones. She was interviewed by detectives and they said she admitted she was the driver in the crash.
Police say that she told investigators she knew she had hit something that night, but didn't know what she hit. She said she realized the next day when she saw news reports of the crash.
During her arraignment, a prosecutor claimed that Jones hid evidence, was on parole at the time of the crash and later tested positive for meth.
Jones was convicted of a meth charge back in 2020 and has been on parole since March 2023.
Jones also has previous convictions of driving without a license, as well as past civil infractions of driving without proof of insurance and not having a registration, according to online court records.
Jones's next trial date has not been announced. She is currently being held with a $1 million bond.
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