{"id":83003,"date":"2018-08-27T18:13:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T01:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=83003"},"modified":"2019-06-13T07:33:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T14:33:08","slug":"father-charged-with-murder-for-lancaster-crash-that-killed-young-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2018\/08\/27\/father-charged-with-murder-for-lancaster-crash-that-killed-young-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Father charged with murder for Lancaster crash that killed young daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_83004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83004\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83004\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Father-charged-in-Lancaster-crash-that-killed-daughter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Father-charged-in-Lancaster-crash-that-killed-daughter.jpg 734w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Father-charged-in-Lancaster-crash-that-killed-daughter-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Main image of crash vehicle via AV News Crew. Inset: Victim Kilee Harris via gofundme.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER &#8211; A Lancaster father has been charged with killing his 5-year-old daughter and injuring his two other children in a July 3 drunken driving crash, authorities announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kendrick Trevon Harris<\/strong>, 28, faces one count of murder, two counts each of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury and driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol content causing injury, and three counts of child abuse, according to a news release by the Los Angeles County District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The criminal complaint includes sentence-enhancing allegations that Harris caused great bodily injury to one of the children and willfully caused and permitted another child to suffer great bodily harm and death.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from a single-vehicle crash that occurred around 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the intersection of Avenue K and 20th Street East in Lancaster. Harris&#8217; children were in the back seat of his vehicle when it crashed into a pole at the intersection, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Five-year-old <strong>Kilee<\/strong> was critically injured in the crash and transported to a local hospital where she died of her injuries. The\u00a0two other children were injured but survived.<\/p>\n<p>Charges were filed against Harris on July 10. He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, Aug. 27, but the arraignment was postponed to Sept. 25,\u00a0according to the District Attorney&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Bail is set at $2.25 million. 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