Traffic accidents

Minor Maykoll Santiesteban, accused of inflicting a site visitors accident by which two Cuban ladies died within the metropolis of Hialeah, was denied the best to bail after showing in court docket to face his costs as an grownup.

In line with the media America TeVéthe choice was made by Choose Mindy S. Glazer, who thought-about the younger man a menace to the security of different folks.

“Mr. Santiesteban is a hazard to the group. He killed two folks by making an unconscious determination to drive a automobile with no license, to speed up the automobile as quick as he may. Simply two seconds earlier than the accident, he launched the pedal. “I believe he’s a hazard to the group,” the choose said when justifying this determination.

In line with court docket information, the juvenile faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter, three counts of inflicting a severe site visitors accident, and one depend of driving with no license.

The protection lawyer, Omar López, proposed a measure of home arrest, nonetheless, his request was denied. The younger man will return to court docket this Thursday, Could 16, for a preliminary listening to with the choose accountable for his case.

The incident occurred on April 23, when the minor took his mother and father’ truck with out permission to go for a trip together with his pals, additionally minors.

In line with the automobile’s pc, the younger man was driving at 83 miles per hour earlier than the accident, this in a residential space the place the utmost pace restrict was 30 miles.

The minor’s automobile hit one other automobile that was on the intersection of 4th Avenue and fifth Avenue Southeast, the place three ladies of Cuban origin have been touring.

The victims have been recognized as Yarina García, her mom, Liliana Hernández, and her aunt, Gloria Hernández.

García and her aunt misplaced their lives within the accident, whereas Hernández suffered a number of accidents and needed to be rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, the place she stays combating for her life.

This Tuesday a listening to was held by which the minor’s protection offered condolences on behalf of Santiesteban’s household.

“The household may be very sorry. My shopper may be very sorry for what occurred. We wish the woman’s household and her aunt to know that,” mentioned the lawyer earlier than it was recognized that the minor was going to be tried as an grownup.

For his or her half, the victims’ household additionally made statements after that listening to, declaring that little by little justice was being executed.

“Lastly, there’s a sense of reduction, a way that justice is starting to behave. It’s important that every individual faces the implications of his actions,” Osmeider Rodríguez, son of Gloria Hernández, informed the media.

“Even when they impose a thousand years in jail, that doesn’t deliver again the folks we misplaced. Accountability must also prolong to her household,” mentioned Bob García, Yarina’s father.