Trevius Williams' mom blasts Florida driver who killed her son then photographed body

May 2024 ยท 3 minute read

A devastated mother whose 16-year-old son was hit and killed by a car has spoken of her fury after the driver posted an image of the boy's body on social media.

Trevius Williams, 16, from Jacksonville, Florida, died after being hit by a car on the city's north side at 8.40pm on Sunday while out getting a loaf of bread for mother Connie Coles.

Coles, who received the news while celebrating her middle child's 22nd birthday, then faced further trauma when she was told an image of Williams' body was being shared on Facebook and Twitter.

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Trevius Williams, 16, was hit and killed on Sunday while crossing the street in Jacksonville before the driver, 19, uploaded a picture of his body on to Twitter (right)

She told First Coast News: 'For somebody to plow my child down an just leave him in the street like a dog, in a pool of blood, I just can't imagine that.

'This guy that killed my son has taken pictures and put it on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook. Who does that? You have to be some kind of monster.

'Nobody deserves that, he was going to the store for me to get a loaf of bread.'

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The images were widely circulated online on the night of Williams' death, along with the initial message which read 'I just killed a man. RIP.' 

According to Jacksonville police, the 19-year-old man who hit and killed her son has yet to be charged, though officers say the investigation is ongoing.

That is despite the fact that, earlier in the evening, the man had tweeted a reference to drinking 'lean' - a mixture of cough syrup and soda.

Connie Coles, Williams' mother, said she learned that her son was dead during a birthday party for another of her children, before discovering the images being circulated online

Connie Coles, Williams' mother, said she learned that her son was dead during a birthday party for another of her children, before discovering the images being circulated online

Officers admit the suspect was not tested for drink or drugs at the scene, as there was no sign of impairment and he was cooperating with officers.

Investigators say that the words are actually song lyrics - from rapper BallOut's song Kill Me - and do not reference real-life events. 

However, Coles believes that in light of the messages, the suspect should have at least been tested.

Speaking to ABC about the moment she saw her son's body, she added: 'I shook him and just wished he was just sleeping.

'You know, maybe he could just wake up, just wake up one more time, please Trevius. But he was already gone.'

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