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Driver in crash that killed Pinoy parents of 6 charged with 2nd degree murder
Steve Angeles ,
ABS-CBN News
Published Jan 12, 2024 08:43 AM PHT
The Ambrosios left 6 young children ages 2 to 9 years old. Photo courtesy of GoFundMe
Authorities in Michigan have filed charges against the driver responsible for the deaths of a Filipino couple in a car crash, causing their 6 young children to be orphaned.
Husband and wife Ryan and Jen Ambrosio were driving on the Lodge Freeway at 1:30 a.m. Saturday when a pair of suspected carjackers evading police crashed into them head on.
Separate media reports said Melendez-Ortiz was driving a pickup truck in the wrong direction on the freeway at around 1:30 a.m. without any headlights on, causing the crash.
The deaths of the Ambrosio couple left their 6 young children, ages 2 to 9 years old, orphaned.
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Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has charged 35-year-old driver Angel Melendez-Ortiz of Romulus, Michigan with the following:
Second Degree Murder
First degree fleeing and eluding police causing death
Reckless driving causing death
Operating a Vehicle with a suspended license causing death
The second degree murder offense carries a maximum of life in prison, while the other counts carry up to 15 years in prison.
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