“Their stories need to be heard.” Friend remembers two young women killed in car crash

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – In a matter of seconds, two young lives full of promise were taken much too soon. 19-year-old Amarani Gomez and 18- year-old Mariangela Duenas were struck by an alleged drunk driver in a head-on collision on Cove Road late Friday night.

Friends and family said the two girls had bright futures ahead. Duenas was set to graduate high school in a matter of days, and Gomez was hopeful to go back to college.

“We’re never going to forget about them. We’re going to tell people their story, their stories need to be heard. They were just two young, beautiful souls,” said Andree Sevilla…

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