COSTA MESA
A memorial plaque honoring the two children who died at a day-care center in May will be dedicated at a ceremony later this month.
Sheryl Hawkinson, who runs the Southcoast Early Childhood Learning Center, said the public is invited to the Jan. 22 event. The plaque will be placed at the corner of Santa Ana Avenue and Magnolia Street, where a Santa Ana man drove his Cadillac into the crowded playground. Two children, 3-year-old Brandon Wiener and 4-year-old Sierra Soto, were killed. Five were injured.
The driver, 39-year-old Steven Allen Abrams, has been charged with two counts of murder and may face the death penalty. His next court date is Jan. 14. The plaque has both of the slain children’s names on its granite face. Their favorite figures, a shooting star for Sierra and a teddy bear for Brandon, are prominently displayed on the plaque, which was donated by a local business.
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