GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The driver in a 2023 Labor Day crash that left five teenagers dead will spend 16 years in prison after pleading guilty in the case, court records show.

Emanuel Esfahani and a truck were racing on the Route 316 skyway ramp to I-85 South in Gwinnett County when the crash occurred more than two years ago, before they collided and the truck was sent flying over a barrier on to an exit ramp more than 30 feet below.

The drivers were going 110 miles per hour, according to the court documents.

The five teens in the truck that died were identified as 17-year-old Katie Gaitan, 16-year-old Ashley Gaitan, 17-year-old Coral Lorenzo, 18-year-old Hung Nguyen (the driver of the truck) and 19-year-old Abner Santana.

Sisters Katie and Ashley Gaitan as well as Coral Lorenzo were s

See Full Page