Chief Mark Macon said Jonathan James Brown, 21, will be charged with felony death by motor vehicle, felony assault, fail to obey police and firemen, damage to property, resist, delay and obstruct, failure to carry drivers license, failure to stop at stop sign, speeding 65 mph in a 25 mph zone, unsafe speed, failure to decrease speed to avoid an accident and driving on sidewalk.
The death by motor vehicle charge reflects Brown, of Weldon, was allegedly impaired at the time his brother, Jeremy Lemuel Harvey, was killed, Macon said, while the assault charge reflects he was allegedly impaired when a passenger, Willie Ray Pittman, was injured in the crash.
Sergeant Will Shaw said the resist, delay and obstruct and failure to obey emergency personnel charges reflect Brown ignored their warnings to sit down and kept trying to pick up and shake his brother.
Brown already faces charges of DWI, careless and reckless driving, driving while license revoked and driving left of center.
He was released from custody on a written promise to appear in court due to a medical condition he received in the crash.
Harvey was ejected from the vehicle following the crash, which occurred around 10:27 p.m. at the intersection of Elm and Sixth streets in town.
When officers arrived Brown was holding his brother in his arms and crying, apologizing for what he allegedly did.
The crash occurred when Brown, along with Harvey and Pittman, were coming back from the county.
Brown was allegedly driving the vehicle approximately 65 mph in a 25 mph zone when the vehicle crossed the center line, struck a utility pole with a transformer on it, splitting the pole, and then knocking down a stop sign. The crash knocked power out for a period of time.
The vehicle rolled over once, ejecting Harvey and then landed upright. Witnesses told police the engine compartment began smoking and it became engulfed in flames as officers arrived.
Brown and Pittman got out of the car safely but Pittman sustained a broken arm, collar bone and had bones broken in his chest.
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