A Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty in connection with a December 2024 crash that killed two women and injured two others in Minneapolis.
Teniki Steward, 40, entered a guilty plea to two counts of third-degree murder and two counts of criminal vehicular operation stemming from the Dec. 16, 2024 collision, according to court documents.
Details of the Collision
Prosecutors say Steward was speeding her Buick Enclave and ran two red lights before crashing into a Ford Explorer carrying 57-year-old Rose Reece and 53-year-old Esther Fulks.
The impact sent the Ford into a nearby bus stop, where a 17-year-old boy was waiting for transportation to school. The teen and a male passenger in Steward’s vehicle were both hospitalized with injuries.
Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County Attorney, said in a statement that Steward “narrowly avoided multiple collisions” before striking the victims’ vehicle.
Community Mourning and Sentencing
Family members described Reece and Fulks as close friends who worked together at the Cultural Wellness Center. According to relatives, they were on their way to visit a friend who had recently been diagnosed with cancer at the time of the crash.
Steward entered what prosecutors described as a “straight plea,” meaning there was no negotiated agreement on sentencing. She is scheduled to be sentenced on April 17.
