
A 19-year-old involved in a fatal street racing crash that left two young girls orphaned in Redwood City received his sentence last Thursday. In what turned out to be a deadly contest of speed in November 2022, the parents of twins Madison and Olivia lost their lives, as reported by NBC Bay Area. The driver, who was 17 at the time of the accident, was sentenced to house arrest and will be under electronic home monitoring for three months, with a court review set after the sentence is completed.
The sentencing followed a judgment in which the driver was found guilty of two counts of vehicular manslaughter. Details from KRON4 outline that the young man was racing against 25-year-old Kyle Harrison, who is set to be sentenced next month and faces up to nine years and four months in state prison. The race precipitated a crash on El Camino Real, where the victims’ Chevrolet Bolt was broadsided while turning onto the busy street.
Public response and support for the orphaned twins have been significant. A GoFundMe page has been set up to aid the twins, amassing a considerable sum to help them move forward after this tragedy, raising more than half a million dollars. According to the fundraiser, as Hoodline reports, the twins face a daily emotional battle, remembering the accident vividly.
A civil lawsuit has also been filed on behalf of the girls, naming both drivers responsible for their parents' deaths. The lawsuit bears additional weight on the Morales family, accusing them of allowing their son to partake in such hazardous activities. The twins' uncle, Mike Ammen, encapsulated the ongoing emotional toll on the young girls, stating, as per Hoodline, "Physically, they’re OK. Emotionally, they experience this every day, they have to live through the accident, which they both remember."