Woman in Racine crash injuring 11 was out on signature bond, felony charges filed
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A 20-year-old woman was charged with more than two dozen felony counts after she crashed into a Racine city bus Wednesday, injuring eleven people. Court documents obtained by CBS 58 reveal the woman was out on a signature bond for causing a fatal hit and run that happened last year.
Shamya Anderson made her first appearance in court Friday after being charged with 25 felonies and 4 misdemeanors.
Investigators said Anderson drove a Nissan Rogue without a valid license, crossed the center line, sideswiped a Jeep, then spun into a city bus. Surveillance video shows the Rogue speeding and swerving before striking the other vehicles.
Police said Anderson’s reckless driving endangered multiple drivers and passengers on the busy stretch of roadway.
"She’s driving in such a way that’s putting many many members of the public at risk,” said Assistant District Attorney John Wagner.
The complaint details that one child passenger in Anderson’s vehicle suffered a broken femur requiring surgery. Several other children in the Rogue reported chest, back or leg injuries. Passengers on the bus, including the driver, were treated for leg, neck, back and head injuries. The Jeep driver sustained shoulder, rib and hip injuries.
This is not the first time Anderson has been involved in a crash. On Memorial Drive and Sixth Street in Racine – on December 6th, 2024 – Tresia Funderburg’s son, 44-year-old Dwayne Carr was hit and killed.
“Hit my son right here and killed him. And then she left. She left the scene.” said Funderburg. “She should’ve been off the streets a long time ago.”
In a previous criminal complaint, Anderson, who was 19 at the time, called police to say she hit a person. Anderson told officers her sister told her to “watch out for a man on the side of the road.” Anderson said she saw him, but then “heard a boom.”
Carr had no pulse and was pronounced dead shortly after.
“My son is gone. There’s not a day go by that I don’t think about my son. That I don’t miss my son,” said Funderburg.
Anderson was driving without a license in that crash. She was given a $50,000 signature bond. A signature bond means she was allowed to sign her name and leave without paying, as long as she agreed to appear in court. Anderson signed it and was released.
“A signature bond for killing somebody? I don’t care how much you cooperate,” said Funderburg.
Investigators say in Wednesday's crash, Anderson still did not have a license. Funderburg says Anderson should have been given a higher bond the moment Carr was killed.
“She’s out here. She didn’t have no remorse for what she did to my son and you just doing the same thing,” said Funderburg.
Anderson did not speak in court Friday. Her bond was set at $500,000 cash. As of right now, it’s unclear how this new case will impact the fatal hit and run case from December. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Thursday.