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Inset: Estiben Garcia Luis (Marion County Jail). Background: Police analyse aft Garcia Luis allegedly killed a mates portion fleeing a robbery (Ocala Police Department).
A 17-year-old allegedly fleeing a robbery plowed into a mates celebrating the husband's 77th birthday, sidesplitting some victims, authorities successful Florida say.
Estiben Garcia Luis faces 2 counts of felony murder successful the deaths of Charles Duncan and Lynn Duncan successful Ocala, according to police. Cops accidental Garcia Luis had conscionable committed a robbery astatine the Ocala SportsPlex diversion fields connected May 8. Garcia Luis and different idiosyncratic fled successful a Ford Mustang and were allegedly speeding erstwhile they ran a halt motion and collided with the Duncans' Ford Explorer astatine the intersection of SW 38th Street and SW 67th Avenue Road.
The Duncans were rushed to a hospital, wherever they aboriginal died.
Detectives accidental they were capable to complaint Garcia Luis with execution due to the fact that the clang happened during the committee of a felony. He's being charged arsenic an adult.
The victims' daughter, Rebecca Duncan-Taylor, told local Fox affiliate WOFL that her parents were retired celebrating her father's 77th day erstwhile the collision occurred.
"It's conscionable been life-changing," Duncan-Taylor said successful an interrogation with the TV station. "My dada was a immense part, and truthful was my mom, of my kids' lives, my grandkids' lives."
Duncan-Taylor recalled however she sang Happy Birthday erstwhile she spoke with her dada earlier successful the day, lone to aboriginal larn however her parents were progressive successful a fatal crash.
"It was wholly senseless," she said. "And past to cognize the inheritance down each of it, it makes maine bittersweet and I'm angry. It's a batch of emotions."
Cops arrested Garcia Luis past week. He remains successful the Marion County Jail without bond. His adjacent tribunal day is connected July 21.
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