Nearly three years after Ramon Maldonado-Vasquez allegedly drove while drunk in excess of 100 miles per hour, killing his three passengers, the State is ready to begin a pre-trial hearing.

Maldonado-Vasquez, 20, was indicted on May 3, 2024, in Cullman County. He is charged with three counts of reckless murder for taking the lives of Dailan Kameron Jennings, 16; Cayden Blake Britt, 15; and Evan Manuel Magana, 15. He is also charged with counts of attempted eluding of police, DUI and reckless endangerment. Maldonado-Vasquez was arrested six months after the alleged crime.

A search of internet archives did not produce one news story on the case

On May 24, 2023, Maldonado-Vasquez, who was less than two weeks shy of his 18th birthday at the time of the event, filed for youthful offender stat

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