Minneapolis woman gets 12½ years for deadly 2024 crash
Teniki Steward was sentenced to 12½ years in prison for a deadly 2024 crash in Minneapolis. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul reported the sentence but did not provide additional details about the sentencing date or the victim in its brief report.
That sentencing comes amid broader public conversations about urban violence, traffic deaths and accountability for fatal crashes. Criminology research stresses that location and local conditions often shape where deadly incidents concentrate, so observers caution against drawing broad conclusions from any single case. FOX 9's article did not detail the specific charges or mitigating factors that influenced the sentence.
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📌 Key Facts
- Defendant: Teniki Steward, Minneapolis driver of a Buick Enclave
- Sentence: 12.5 years in prison, with at least two‑thirds to be served behind bars
- Crash details: December 2024, at Emerson Ave N and 26th Ave N; Steward ran red lights at Broadway and 26th at high speed
- Fatalities: 53‑year‑old Ester Jean Fulks and 57‑year‑old Rose Elaine Reece, both in the struck Ford Explorer
- Additional injuries: a 17‑year‑old boy waiting for a school bus and Steward’s passenger were injured; Steward was also hurt
- Charge posture: Steward pleaded guilty to multiple third‑degree murder charges in Hennepin County
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April 18, 2026