CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — A 19-year-old Woodstock man has been sentenced in connection with a deadly crash that killed two teenagers in 2024.
Deputies say Oliver Luis Roman was driving a Mazda 6 with four other teens in the car when he left the road and crashed into a tree in the Towne Lake area in January 2024.
Prosecutors said Roman was driving more than 90 mph at the time of the crash.
Deputies identified the victims as 17-year-old Gabriel Escandon of Marietta and Esteban Cortez-Rendon of Woodstock, who died after celebrating his 18th birthday.
Two other teenage passengers were seriously injured in the crash.
Roman entered a non-negotiated plea to two counts of first-degree homicide by vehicle. He was sentenced to 20 years, including one year in jail.