Man charged in crash that killed five rejects plea deal – ABC 6 News

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(KSTP) – The man charged in a crash that killed five women in Minneapolis last year rejected a plea deal offered to him by a Hennepin County judge Monday.

Derrick Thompson, 28, was offered a plea deal in August.

Thompson is charged with 10 counts of vehicular homicide. Hennepin County Prosecutor Mary Moriarty announced five more third-degree murder cases in September.

Under the terms of the plea deal, half of the criminal vehicular homicide charges would have been dropped if he had pleaded guilty to the other five.

Thompson was also found guilty of federal drug and weapons charges related to the case. After the crash, more than 2,000 fentanyl pills were found in his vehicle.

As previously reported, Thompson is accused of driving more than 95 mph, running a red light and crashing into another vehicle, killing all five women inside.