Regina Ayres, 24, Jordan Ayres, 7, Jonathan Ayres, 2 months, Travis Straton, 25, and Zerissa Ayres, 30, killed, and Yvenet Mayette, 28, injured in car collision with semi truck on Rt. 50 in Queen Anne's County, MD

Modified Date: 
Mon, 05/20/2019 - 11:27am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, January 10, 2015

Tractor-Trailer Driver Charged In 2015 Queen Annes Crash That Killed5

WYE MILLS, Md. (WJZ) — Following a review of the Maryland State Police, the Queen Anne’s County State’s Attorney’s Office have charged the driver of the tractor-trailer involved a crash that killed five last year. The driver, 29-year-old Yvenet Mayette of Philadelphia, was served with a summons at the Easton barrack on Feb. 2. Eleven charges have been filed against Mayette: The crash — which occured on Jen. 10, 2015 at 1 a.m. at the intersection of Route 50 and route 213 in Wye Mills — lead the deaths of 24-year-old Regina M. Ayres, 30-year-old Zerissa Ayres and her unborn child, 7-year-old Jordan Ayres, 25-year-old Travis M. Straton and 2-month-old Jonathan Ayres. Mayette has the right to stand trial or to pay a preset fine for each offense.

Tractor Trailer Driver's Brakes Not Working Properly in Crash That Killed 5, Prosecutors Say

Prosecutors say that leading up to the crash, Mayette had worked 70 hours in eight consecutive days. The January 2015 crash also killed a pregnant woman and two other adults. Prosecutors say the driver of a tractor trailer charged in a crash that killed five family members -- including an infant and a 7-year-old -- had worked too many hours leading up to the crash and was driving without properly working brakes. On Thursday, more than a year after the crash, prosecutors announced the charges against him, some of which allege overtime work and insufficient maintenance on the tractor trailer. Yvenet Mayette, 29, of Philadelphia, is facing 11 charges in the deadly crash in Wye Mills, Maryland, Queen Anne's County prosecutors announced Thursday.

Tractor Trailer Driver Charged In Md. Crash That Killed5

WYE MILLS, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a driver whose tractor trailer crashed with a car in Queen Anne’s County, killing five people in the car, has been cited for 11 traffic violations. Twenty-nine-year-old Yvenet Mayette of Philadelphia was served with a criminal summons Tuesday, troopers said in a news release. Police say the crash occurred on Jan. 10, 2015, in Wye Mills. Killed in the crash were 24-year-old Regina Ayres of Greenbush, Virginia; her 7-year-old daughter Jordan Ayres; her 2-month-old son Jonathan Ayres; her 25-year-old boyfriend Travis Straton of Onancock, Virginia; and Regina Ayers’ 30-year-old sister Zerissa Ayers and her unborn child. Mayette’s citations include driving a commercial vehicle with inoperative brakes and driving a commercial vehicle after being on duty for 70 hours in eight consecutive days.

Five in Va. family killed in crash with tractor trailer in Queen Anne's County, Md.

Maryland State Police say the family had left Greenbush, Va, Friday night on a trip to Baltimore. The truck driver was believed to be headed to his home in Delaware.

Wilmington Truck Driver Hurt in Deadly Md. Crash

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is urged to contact Maryland State Police at the Centreville Barrack at 410-758-1101, extension 7.

Maryland Police: 6 Killed In Queen Anne's County Crash

Police say three adults, two children and an unborn child were killed in the crash about 1:15 a.m. Saturday on Route 50 in Wye Mills.

5 members of Virginia family killed in car crash in Maryland

Friends posted Facebook tributes to Zarissa Ayres. One of the last entries on her page was a shower invitation for “Sweet Baby Zoe” that featured a sonogram image.

Five family members died early Saturday when a tractor trailer struck their vehicle and rolled over it in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.  The victims are identified as Regina Ayres, 24, of Greenbush, Virginia; her 7-year-old daughter Jordan Ayres; her 2-month-old son Jonathan Ayres; her boyfriend Travis Straton, 25, of Onancock, Virginia; and Regina Ayres’ sister Zerissa Ayres, 30. The family was heading west around 1 a.m. on Route 50 toward the intersection with Rt. 213, when the tractor trailer was south on Rt. 213 at Rt. 50. Four of the victims were pronounced deceased at the crash site. Zerissa Ayres, who was pregnant, was transported to Easton Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased. The truck driver was identified as Yvenet Mayette, 28, of Wilmington, Delaware. He is being treated for serious injuries at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Investigators are determining which vehicle had the right of way. 

People Involved: 
Regina Ayres
Jordan Ayres
Jonathan Ayres
Travis Straton
Zerissa Ayres
Yvenet Mayette
Roadway: 
Route 50

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