Teen Denies Guilt in Death of Tongan Royals
A teenager pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from the death of two members of the Tongan royal family and their driver when her car slammed into their sport utility vehicle.
Edith Delgado, 18, of Redwood City was held in lieu of $3-million bail after arraignment in San Mateo County Superior Court on three counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
Delgado was charged with killing Prince Tu’ipelehake, 56; Princess Kaimana, 46; and their driver, Vinisia Hefa, 36, of East Palo Alto in Wednesday night’s crash on U.S. 101 in Menlo Park.
If convicted, Delgado faces up to eight years in prison.
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