The teenager accused of killing two women in a weekend car crash is free on bond.
Police say Erick Nuncio-Moreno, 19, was trying to race another driver Saturday morning when he crashed into a bus stop. He is facing manslaughter charges.
Nuncio-Moreno was hurt in the crash. He spent several days in the hospital with a fractured skull and other injuries. His attorney says they will hire their own accident recreation expert to clarify, what he calls, discrepancies in the police reports.
Four days after a deadly crash at a bus stop on South First near Stassney, the collection of flowers and candles continues to grow.
But only two miles away, the teenager accused of causing the wreck is back at home. Nuncio-Moreno was bailed out of jail Tuesday. He's facing two felony counts of manslaughter.
Police say he was trying to race another driver -- speeding at about 75 mph to 90mph in a 35mph zone -- when he lost control and slammed into the bus stop where mother of three Adriana Morales-Catalan and grandmother Maria Corona were sitting waiting to go to work.
According to the affidavit, the impact of the crash was so violent that a 10-foot pole holding the bus stop cover, was thrown 104 feet.
In the days after the crash, the families of both victims said they wanted justice.
"I feel that he's the one that should pay. Not anyone else that's involved in this family in this relationship. It should be him that suffers. He made the decision. He should be the one that takes the suffering for it. Not anyone else around him. I know it will cause pain to him and his family and what happens, but that's just how I feel," said Adam Corona.
A family member of Nuncio-Moreno's said they are deeply sorry for the tragic loss and the suffering that both families are going through.
Nuncio-Moreno's attorney said this is the first time the teen has been in trouble with the law. The attorney described Nuncio-Moreno as a responsible teenager who worked full time. He graduated from Crockett High School in 2008 and was studying Business part-time at Austin Community College. The attorney insists Nuncio-Moreno did not modify his car for racing.
