REDWOOD CITY — A person who crashed right into a San Carlos household’s automobile whereas road racing in 2022, killing the dad and mom immediately, has been sentenced to 90 days of digital dwelling monitoring, in line with the San Mateo County District Lawyer’s Workplace.
Cesar Morales, 20, who was a minor on the time of the crash, was racing a person he met at a stoplight in Redwood Metropolis and reaching speeds of over 80 miles per hour, when he crashed into the automobile of Grace Spiridon and Gregory Ammen. The crash orphaned the couple’s 7-year-old twin daughters, one in every of whom was additionally injured within the collision.
In response to the DA’s workplace, San Mateo County Choose Susan I. Etezadi had declined to strive Morales as an grownup. Morales was 17 on the time of the crash.
Final November, Etezadi convicted Morales of two counts of felony vehicular manslaughter however not the 2 counts of second-degree homicide prosecutors had filed, the DA’s workplace stated. Morales was additionally discovered responsible of three counts of participating in a velocity contest leading to nice bodily harm and one rely of participating in a velocity contest.
Members of the family of Spiridon and Ammen spoke on the listening to and confirmed a video of the dual ladies at completely different instances of their lives, in line with the DA’s workplace.
Morales’ sentence means he should stay at dwelling along with his dad and mom besides for varsity, medical appointments and different allowed actions, in line with the DA’s workplace. He’ll stay beneath probation supervision for a most time of 1 yr.
Initially Printed: January 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM PST
