ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 An Orange County teenager was arrested last week after deputies said he drove over 120 miles per hour on a suspended license.<\/p>\n
Denis Josue Maldonado-Reyes pleaded not guilty to reckless driving charges. The 19-Year-Old was arrested for a driving-related offense while under investigation for his role in a deadly crash nearly a year ago. <\/p>\n
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two people died after Maldonado-Reyes crashed into a Lynx van in November 2025 on Rock Springs Road in Apopka. State troopers said Maldonado-Reyes was driving 90 miles per hour during the crash, which was double the speed limit on the road. <\/p>\n
Previously, Maldonado-Reyes told Channel 9 he wasn\u2019t driving that fast, and the van swerved into his lane prior to the crash.<\/p>\n
According to a spokesperson for the Florida State Highway Patrol, the state agency is waiting for evidence results from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to come back before starting work with the State Attorney\u2019s Office. FDLE didn\u2019t immediately answer Channel 9\u2019s questions about their work on the case.<\/p>\n
Regardless, Maldonado-Reyes\u2019 arrest frustrates Edna McGrew. She told Channel 9 the November crash killed her grandma, Aida Maldonado.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard like dealing with this, you know, her not being around,\u201d McGrew said. \u201cShe didn\u2019t die of being sick. She died because she was killed.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said her grandma loved music and recently attended a concert in Miami before celebrating her 94th birthday. McGrew said she\u2019s concerned Maldonado-Reyes will kill more people.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho would give him a car? Who would let him use the car? And he\u2019s a kid,\u201d she said. \u201cDoes he have parents that care about him?\u2026 And he\u2019s going to be free and probably kill somebody else because he doesn\u2019t care, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the criminal complaint, Maldonado-Reyes held a permanent resident card at the time of his arrest. <\/p>\n
held a permanent resident card at the time of his arrest<\/p>\n
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