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Friends gather to remember teen killed in Richmond Police crash

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RICHMOND, Va. -- A memorial vigil was held Monday night for 19-year-old Tracey Williams.

Williams was killed last week when the car she was riding in collided with a Richmond Police cruiser at the intersection of Bells Road and Castlewood Road in South Richmond.

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Williams' boyfriend was driving the car at the time of the crash and was last listed in critical condition.

Richmond Police Officers Richard Johnson and Daquan Walker were last listed in serious, but stable condition.

Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith said the officers were headed to a burglary in progress call and they had been authorized to run blue lights and a siren.

Williams' family, who said Williams and boyfriend Jeremiah Ruffin were delivering for Door Dash, called for transparency into the crash investigation.

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Richmond Police have not yet said which driver had a green light and which had a red light before the cars collided.

Anyone with information was asked to call Detective W. Kress at 804-646-0280.

This is a developing story, so anyone with more information can email newstips@wtvr.com to send a tip.

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