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A teenage male is facing a slew of felony charges, including murder and attempted murder, stemming from a high-speed collision that he caused intentionally in Nevada last month, prosecutors allege.
The horrifying 12-car crash, which led to the deaths of three adults and an unborn baby, unfolded on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas.
Jose Gutierrez, 19, was driving his girlfriend, 20-year-old Adilene Duran-Rincon, when he suddenly accelerated to more than 70 mph and slammed into cars that had stopped or slowed at a busy intersection, according to court documents reviewed by 8 News Now.
Duran-Rincon was reportedly 11 weeks pregnant at the time of the crash. Both she and the child were killed, along with another driver identified as 38-year-old Edward Garcia.
On Dec. 4, another victim identified as Vanessa Lainez Vasquez, 25, succumbed to catastrophic injuries suffered in the wreck.
Footage of the crash shows the Infiniti coupe allegedly driven by Gutierrez hurtling into stopped traffic as vehicle parts fly in all directions and a badly damaged Nissan Altima erupts in flames and spins into oncoming lanes.
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Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Joe Bonaventure denied bail for Jose Gutierrez, 19, on ten felony charges
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Several other victims were hospitalized but their current conditions remain unclear.
Gutierrez, who suffered serious injuries, was initially charged with four counts of reckless driving causing death or serious bodily harm.
He was released after posting bail but was rebooked when new charges were filed, including Open Murder (2 counts), Attempted Murder (1 count), and Battery With Use of a Deadly Weapon, according to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.
“Prosecutors later filed murder charges against Gutierrez, alleging he intentionally crashed to kill Duran-Rincon. His defense attorney has denied the allegation, saying the crash was the result of a seizure,” KSNV reports.
Gutierrez, who has had several brushes with the law in the past year, is due in court on Dec. 9.
An investigation is ongoing.
