The driver of a high-speed Lamborghini sports car involved in a fatal, single-car crash along Tchoupitoulas street in May pleaded not guilty Thursday (Sept. 29) to a charge of vehicular homicide.

Jason Adams, 30, entered the plea alongside defense attorney Nandi Campbell in Criminal District Judge Robin Pittman's courtroom. Adams had been scheduled for arraignment Oct. 5, but court records show that date was changed on Tuesday. Campbell also filed a motion Thursday seeking a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to move the case forward.

Adams faces five to 30 years in prison if convicted of the charge stemming from the May 4 crash that killed passenger Kristi Lirette, 23. New Orleans police said Adams' blood alcohol content registered at 0.11 when drawn after the crash, exceeding the state limit of 0.08 to legally operate a motor vehicle.

Lamborghini going 118 mph before fatal New Orleans crash, driver's warrant says A Lamborghini driven by Jason Adams was traveling approximately 118 mph when it crashed into a floodwall May 4, killing his passenger, Adams' arrest warrant says.

NOPD traffic fatality investigators determined the black 2015 Lamborghini, registered to Adams' friend and business partner Dr. Alireza Sadeghi, was traveling at a speed of 118 mph when Adams lost control and struck a floodwall.

Sadeghi is a prominent Uptown plastic surgeon awaiting trial on unrelated charges that he raped and secretly videotaped a woman, and that he photographed and video recorded nude, unconscious patients without their knowledge or consent for non-clinical purposes.

Adams, who sustained a broken lower left leg in the crash, is free awaiting trial after posting a $75,000 bond on May 17. A hearing on motions in the case was set for Oct. 22.