SAN ANGELO, TX — A Tom Green County man has accepted a plea deal after a high-speed crash killed two people.
Jeydan Zane Sanchez-Ayala, 19, of Carlsbad, will serve six years in prison — along with 10 years of probation — in exchange for his guilty plea to charges of manslaughter in connection with the April 2025 crash that killed both of his passengers.
A mistrial was initially declared last week in the punishment phase of his trial after a Tom Green County jury deadlocked on sentencing.
The charges stemmed from an April 11, 2025, incident on U.S. Highway 87 south of San Angelo. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to stop a white 2022 Dodge Challenger for racing another vehicle. Sanchez-Ayala fled, turning off the vehicle's lights, and reached speeds exceeding 110 mph before losing control, going airborne, and rolling near Wilde Road.
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Passengers Jesus Manuel Silva, 18, and Matthew Allen Reyes, 20, both of San Angelo, were ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Sanchez-Ayala was injured and hospitalized.
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