Police: Woman was driving 113 mph in crash that killed 22-year-old Durham man

A woman has been charged with murder after one person was killed and several others taken to the hospital from a serious crash in Durham.

Around 3 a.m. on Oct. 5, a car crashed and overturned on Page Road near Comstock Road.

Durham police said four people were in the car -- three of whom were ejected from the car when it crashed.

Police said Nyasia Palmer was driving a 2023 Hyundai Sonata traveling northeast on Page Road when she lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road to the right. The vehicle slid sideways across a concrete median before entering a wooded area. The vehicle hit a large tree and went airborne before landing in the roadway and sliding upside down.

Elijah Hawkins-Maynor died in the crash. He was 22 years old and a Durham resident.

Palmer was driving 113 mph in a 45 mph speed limit zone, according to a release.

Palmer was charged with second-degree murder, felony death by vehicle, two counts of felony serious injury by vehicle, speeding, failure to maintain lane control, reckless driving, misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and driving while license revoked.

Palmer is being held in the Durham County Jail with no bond. She has a court date set for Dec. 4.

The other three passengers were taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.