Three teens were killed and a young driver is charged with driving under the influence after a violent crash in Lawrence Township early Thursday. Two of his friends died instantly when the car, driven by Luis Delcid-Cardona, slammed into the back of a tractor trailer. A third passenger died this afternoon. The victims who died ‘allegedly’ because of Luis Delcid-Cardona, the Guatemalan illegal were: Samantha Belliveau, Nicole Rodriguez, Jonathan Rivas killed. At most, the illegal may get 30 years in jail. Recently, Delcid-Cardona was ordered held in the United States for trial regardless of a recent deportation ruling. In August however, an immigration judge ordered the Guatemalan shipped back to his country.
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| Samantha Belliveau, Nicole Rodriguez, Jonathan Rivas killed by illegal Guatemalan |
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Delcid-Cardona has been offered a plea deal that includes a 10-year jail sentence, and is facing up to 30 years in jail if found guilty at trial, Weissman said.
Delcid-Cardona’s attorney, Robin Lord, said raising her client’s bail would violate his constitution rights, and that he is looking forward to his day in court.
The charges stem from a 1 a.m. crash when Delcid-Cardona’s car slammed into the back of a parked tractor-trailer on I-95 in Lawrence. His friends Samantha Belliveau, 18, and Nicole Rodriguez, 20, both of Hamilton, and his cousin, Jonathan Rivas, 19, of Princeton, were killed in the crash.
Delcid-Cardona fled the scene, and was arrested a short time later at a home in Lawrence.
Prosecutors have said Delcid-Cardona admitted to police that he drank three or four beers prior to getting behind the wheel on Dec. 12.