Romulus man who fled police in stolen truck, killed couple in wrong-way crash sentenced to prison

The Brief

  • After entering a no-contest plea to 10 charges, a man will spend at least 74 years in prison for a deadly crash in Southfield.
  • Angel Melendez-Ortiz fled police in a stolen vehicle and was going the wrong way before crashing into Ryan and Jennifer Ambrosio on the Lodge Freeway, killing them.
  • The victims were headed home from a date night.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) A man was ordered to spend at least 74 years behind bars for a wrong-way crash that killed a Farmington Hills couple last year.

Angel Melendez-Ortiz, of Romulus, was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest to 10 charges, including two counts of second-degree murder.

Sentence for deadly crash:

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