Man sentenced for deadly crash that killed two young boys
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The man accused in a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the deaths of two young boys has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison.
Angel Salgado Velasquez, 21, appeared in a San Diego courtroom on Friday for his sentencing.
On Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, Velasquez led San Diego police on a high-speed pursuit in a BMW after they tried to pull him over for speeding in a residential neighborhood. According to authorities, he was driving without a license at the time.
Authorities said Velasquez' car reached a speed of over 100 miles per hour when it hit the rear of a Honda on the 43rd Street off-ramp of southbound Interstate 805, pushing both cars down a nearby embankment. The speed limit on the off-ramp was approximately 45 miles an hour.
Malakai and Mason Orozco-Romero, ages eight and four, were passengers in the back seat of the Honda, which burst into flames after the impact. The two young brothers were killed.
Watch the previous coverage by Sarah Alegre below, which aired on Dec. 13, 2023.
Meanwhile, their mother and her friend, who were also in the Honda, suffered serious injuries.
Velasquez pled guilty to two counts of murder and other charges, including hit-and-run causing injury and evading a police officer.
