Two teens were indicted on manslaughter charges Monday for allegedly crashing into another vehicle while street racing in a stolen car earlier this year in Phoenix, Arizona, the Maricopa County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Jakel Huckaby and Elena Marie Rodriguez, both 17, were each charged with four counts of manslaughter, one count of aggravated assault, three counts of endangerment and one count of leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
Two teenagers have been indicted on manslaughter charges for their alleged role in a crash in Arizona that left four people dead.
(Fox 10 Phoenix)
The teenage suspects are charged with street racing before crashing into another vehicle in north Phoenix.
(Glendale Fire Department)
Maricopa County District Attorney Rachel Mitchell said that “the senseless acts of these two individuals have caused pain and suffering to the families of those killed.”
“This type of reckless behavior must stop and those who continue to engage in this type of dangerous activity will be held accountable,” Mitchell said in a statement.
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The two teens were allegedly speeding while street racing in north Phoenix shortly before 2:00 a.m. on July 22 when they collided with another vehicle, according to Fox 10 Phoenix.
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The two teens face four counts of manslaughter each.
(Glendale Fire Department)
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The three people inside the other vehicle, Terry Hill, 28, Sara Anne, 37, and British Conception Pena, 39, died in the crash. One of the passengers in the stolen vehicle, 19-year-old Galexy Saunders, also died in the accident.
An attorney listed in court records for both suspects could not immediately be reached Monday.
