Alleged impaired driver charged with hitting, killing 2 young Lakewood men held on $100,000 bond Selena Colon on court on Friday morning (Source: WOIO) By Avery Williams | April 9, 2021 at 6:10 AM EDT - Updated April 9 at 9:20 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 23-year-old woman accused of killing two Lakewood men in an apparent drunken driving crash was in court on Friday morning.
The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge set bond at $100,000 for Selena Colon on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault and driving while under the influence.
Driver accused of killing 2 Lakewood men while speeding, driving impaired to be arraigned http://bit.ly/3aePZtZPosted by Cleveland 19 News on Friday, April 9, 2021
Driver indicted for killing 2 Lakewood men while speeding, driving impaired Alejandro Mercado (left) and Maximus Close (right) were killed in a crash on Sunday, February 21 in Lakewood (Source: WOIO/Family Photos) By Julia Bingel | March 16, 2021 at 9:42 AM EDT - Updated March 16 at 9:52 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted a 23-year-old woman for killing two Lakewood men in a drunk-driving crash.
Lakewood police said Selena Colon crashed into another car on Sunday, Feb. 21 on Clifton Boulevard., killing Maximus Close, 19, and Alejandro Mercado, 19.
Both victims graduated from Lakewood High School in 2020. Lakewood police said she caused a crash which killed two 19-year-olds. (Source: Solon police)
By Steve Bailey
Mar 16, 2021
Cleveland, OH - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a grand jury has returned an indictment charging Selena Colon, 23, for a drunk-driving crash that killed two 19-year-olds in Lakewood last month.
“Ms. Colon was drunk-driving over 90 mph in a 35 mph zone. This resulted in the death of two wonderful friends and their families left in total anguish,” said Prosecutor O’Malley. “She will be held accountable.”
On February 21, 2021, Colon was driving eastbound on Clifton Avenue when she crashed into the victims’ car as they were turning westbound onto Clifton from Fry Avenue. Lakewood Police and Emergency Medical Services, along with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office and Ohio State Highway Patrol, responded to the scene and processed it for evidence. The impact split the victims’ car in half and caused two victims to be ejected from the vehicle. Both of those victims were pronounced deceased at the s
The woman was charged with Vehicular Homicide, among other counts. Author: Hope Sloop Updated: 2:23 PM EDT March 16, 2021
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A Cleveland woman has been indicted by a grand jury for hitting and killing two Lakewood teenagers in a February crash.
According to court documents, Selena Colon, 23, has been indicted on four counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, two counts of Aggravated Vehicular Assault, as well as one count of Driving Under the Influence for the Feb. 21 crash in which Maximus Close and Alejandro Mercado, both 19, were killed.