The 15-year speed through the Hialeah-what happened next is a heartbreaking-Delray Beach Times

The family is broken, three lives have disappeared, and a teenager is now facing the weight of his actions. Maykoll Santitesteban, at the age of 15, pleaded guilty to a devastating disaster that killed three women from the same family in April 2024. What started as reckless joy ended in an unthinkable heart.

Night that changed everything

On the evening of April 23, 2024, Santiesteban took his parents’ car without permission. With two friends next to him, he ran the streets of Hyalea, reaching 83 miles / h in an area of ​​30 miles / h. But in seconds everything changed.

As he was walking through an intersection, he crashed into Toyota Corolla, carrying 39-year-old Yari Garcia Hernandez, her mother Gloria Hernandez, 71, and her aunt Liliana Hernandez Molina, 66.

Yarnia and Gloria have never had a chance – they died in place. Liliana was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but she also did not survive. In the blink of an eye, three generations of women disappeared.

Teenager faced with adult consequences

The severity of the crash made prosecutors blame Santitesteban as an adult. He was accused of driving without a license and murder of cars that are serious crimes for a young man.

Scott Cottler, his lawyer, checked the teenager’s guilty recognition during a recent court session. “It’s only fifteen,” Cotler noted. “A person of this age is difficult to understand the seriousness of what has happened.” However, understanding does not deprive the suffering of the relatives of the victims.

Family remained broken

Bob Garcia, a close relative, can hardly put her grief in words. “We are still waking up, hoping it’s a bad dream,” he said. “My daughter, my daughter-in-law, my wife all taken from us overnight.”

Their family gatherings will never be the same. No more shared dishes, no more laughs, no more memories. “We suffer every day,” Garcia said. “We just want justice.”

What is next?

The hearing of Santiteteban’s sentence is scheduled for February. The judge will now decide its fate, but no punishment can restore the lost life.

This tragedy serves as a heartbreaking reminder of the victim family that a casual choice can quickly ruin everything.