Teen faces manslaughter charge in deadly 2023 crash, family says ‘youthful offender’ status too lenient

The Brief

  • A man is charged with manslaughter after allegedly running through a red light in a stolen car, causing a deadly crash when he was 15 years old.
  • Yaxiel Lebron-Flores is now 18 years old, and is being charged as an adult, but with a Youthful Offender Status.
  • The family of the victim in that crash argues the Youthful Offender designation lets Lebron-Flores off too easily.

ORLANDO, Fla. A man accused of causing a deadly crash nearly three years ago is now behind bars, but the family of the victim says justice has been slow.

Yaxiel LeBron-Flores, now 18, is facing manslaughter charges as an adult for the 2023 crash that killed a 23-year-old Christian Romero.

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