Maykoll Santiesteban, the 15-year-old teenager who April 24 caused a fatal accident in Hialeah, in which two women of Cuban origin lost their lives, will be tried as an adult.
The authorities confirmed the decision this Tuesday, after A judge ruled that he be transferred from juvenile court to adult court to face charges in the deaths of the two women., according to a report from Local 10.
Santiesteban faces a total of six charges, including vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving causing serious bodily injury, and driving with a suspended license.
The fatalities of this accident turned out to be Yarina Garcia Hernandez, 39 years old, with his aunt Gloria Esther Hernandez, 71 years old.
He was also traveling in his car Liliana Hernandez Molina, Yarina's mother, 65 years old, who is in critical condition in a Miami hospital.
The women had gone out to shop and were hit by two teenagers, ages 14 and 15, who were driving a van at high speed.
Osmeide Rodríguez, the son of Gloria Esther Hernández, told America TeVé during a tribute to the deceased, not assimilating “what is happening, I am not in a position to speak, the family is preparing a statement that we want to make known, because this really is something that cannot go unpunished.”
Regarding the teenager who caused the accident, he specified that "we know that he is a minor, everyone is sensitive to the fact that he is a minor, but it is already old enough for that person to think about what he was doing."
According to police statements, seconds before impact, the teenager was driving the vehicle at 83 miles per hour, which is more than 50 miles above the permitted speed limit at the intersection.
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