Saturday, July 08, 2006

Delgado charged with manslaughter in Tongan royal crash

Edith Delgado, 18, was charged Friday with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence after causing the crash that killed members of the Tongan royal family.

According to witnesses and police, Delgado appeared to be racing her Ford Mustang with a Cadillac Escalade at speeds up to 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour, when she clipped the Tongan's Ford Explorer.

This photo released by Helaman Hansen shows Tonga royal family member, Prince Tu'ipelehake, in Sacramento, Calif., in Dec. 2005. Edith Delgado, 18, is charged with vehicular manslaughter with killing Tongan royal family members, Prince Tu'ipelehake, 56, Princess Kaimana, 46, and their driver, Vinisia Hefa, 36, from the accident that occurred in Menlo Park, Calif., on Wednesday, July 5, 2006. (AP Photo/Courtesy Helaman Hansen)
Prince Tu'ipelehake, in Sacramento, Calif., in Dec. 2005. AP Photo/Courtesy Helaman Hansen via Yahoo News.

The Explorer rolled several times killing Prince Tu'ipelehake and his wife, Princess Kaimana, and their driver, Vinisia Hefa.

Delgado pleaded not guilty to the charges with a bail hearing was set for July 18. Bail is currently set at $3 million.
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1 comment:

Mike Stewart said...

Absolutely disgusting! Ms. Delgado has hired a sleazy attorney named Randy Moore who specializes in getting drunk drivers off. She has pleaded "not guilty" and apparently even if found guilty of manslaughter will only spend 8 years maximum in prison. She will back on the highways by her mid twenties. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of the innocent parties and the good people of Tonga.

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