TEMPE, AZ (AZFamily) — The sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty in the 2023 deaths of Maria Rangel and Jesse Ruiz was postponed this week, according to the victims’ family.
Derek Gray was scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter. According to the family, the hearing was delayed because the judge was tied up in another case.
“Of course we were upset, going through preparing yesterday for everything for today. It was draining,” said Perlita Gonzalez, Maria’s sister.
Details of the crash
According to court records, Gray admitted he had been drinking before getting behind the wheel of his Mustang with Ruiz and Rangel…