Overview
- Prosecutors confirmed Thursday that Vanessa Lanez-Vasquez died from her injuries, making three fatalities from the Nov. 18 collision.
- Jose Gutierrez, 19, is charged with two counts of open murder, attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm, and separate reckless-driving counts, with a potential third murder charge under review.
- At a bail hearing, prosecutors played videos they say show the Infiniti accelerating to about 100–109 mph in a 45-mph zone before striking cars at a red light, and a judge denied bail, according to court reporting.
- Police on Friday released about an hour of body camera footage from the crash scene on West Cheyenne Avenue near North Jones Boulevard.
- Gutierrez has attributed the crash to untreated seizures in documents cited by local media, a claim police dispute as inconsistent with the vehicle’s acceleration and path.