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By
Riley Mathews
- July 7, 2025
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong refused to bind herself to a plea offer in connection to a 2021 vehicular manslaughter case on July 3.
Antoniette Harris, 24, is facing seven charges, including vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and knowingly driving an uninsured vehicle.
On Nov. 1, 2021, at around 2:30 a.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to the 1400 block of Fleet Street for a report of a single vehicle crash involving two pedestrians with serious injuries.
According to charging documents, Harris was operating a 2010 silver Honda Crosstour with an expired Virginia temporary tag and suspended learner’s permit at excessive speed. She crossed over the center double yellow lines against traffic, making a sharp right turn and striking two pedestrians who were crossing the street.
Harris was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where officers discovered her blood alcohol concentration was 0.17%. The legal limit is 0.08%.
One of the victims, 34-year-old Trayon McKnight, was pronounced dead at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The other victim survived, but sustained serious injuries.
The prosecution offered a plea agreement of nine years, suspending all but two years, and followed by three years of probation to be served on home detention. Harris would also be required to serve 100 hours of community service and obtain an alcohol restriction on a license.
However, Judge Hong stated that she could not bind herself to this agreement because of its seriousness and due to dissatisfaction from the victims’ families regarding the plea offer.
Harris will stand trial on Sept. 8 before Judge Paul J. Cucuzella.