Valentin Mendoza
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A man charged in a crash last year that killed two teens near East Grand Forks has pleaded guilty to two counts of 3rd degree murder.
Valentin Mendoza, 21, was charged in the June 2021 crash on Highway 220.
A crash report showed Mendoza was going 75 miles per hour in a 45 zone when he crossed the center line and hit the teens vehicle head on.
Ethan Carsen, 17, and his passenger, Damien Powell, 16, both from Grand Forks, died of their injuries days after the crash.
Mendoza will be sentenced on December 14.
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