Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee fatal drunk driving crash, Maryxa Zepeda laid to rest
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – Maryxa Zepeda, 18, was laid to relaxation Saturday, Could 6 after she was killed in a crash close to sixtieth and Burnham in West Allis April 23. Prosecutors charged the driving force with murder and say he was rushing and drunk on the time of the crash.
“I’m not doing too properly since I’ve to bury my youngster,” stated Rosa Zepeda, Maryxa’s mom.
Rosa Zepeda was heartbroken on the day of her daughter’s funeral. Maryxa was solely 18 years outdated.
“It’s devastating as a result of no mom must be going via this,” stated Rosa.
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Prosecutors say Maryxa Zepeda was using in a automobile with Jason Zamora, charged with second-degree reckless murder within the case.
A legal grievance says Zamora was rushing at between 51 and 57 miles per hour on the time of the crash. The pace restrict within the space is 30 miles per hour.
The crash was violent and caught on digicam. The surveillance confirmed Zamora’s Pontiac rushing east on Burnham, blowing the purple gentle at sixtieth and Burnham, crashing into an SUV that was headed south on sixtieth Avenue. The SUV went airborne, spun 180 levels and each automobiles struck pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Prosecutors say Zamora had “an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath” and {a partially} full 12-ounce can of Modelo beer on the middle console.
Deadly crash at sixtieth and Burnham, Milwaukee
“I would like him to be in jail for the remainder of his life,” stated Rosa Zepeda.
Mourners wore white for Maryxa Zepeda’s companies Saturday morning. The clothes and heat reminiscences had been a vivid gentle on a darkish day.
“All of us miss her a lot,” stated Yarreliz Garcia. “She was like a sister to all people.”
“She was the sunshine,” stated Amelia Peralta. “She was the star of the get together, reunions. She was the gorgeous one.”
Crash on sixtieth and Burnham
The Zepeda household needs individuals to drive safely, so no different household feels this ache.
“To see my sister in a coffin, it’s loads.,” stated Jamila Zepeda, Maryxa’s sister. “We actually need justice for my sister.”
“None of this could have occurred,” stated Angie Peralta. “She was very loving and type, and it’s very unlucky she was taken from us.”