Parole Battle Over Drunk Driver Who Killed Two Teens After Two Deportations

Deadly DUI Crash and Victims

• 💔 Two high school sweethearts, Nikolai Osokin and Anya Varfolomeeva, were killed in November 2021.
• 💥 They were struck by a car traveling at nearly 100 mph on the 405 freeway near Seal Beach.

Perpetrator's Criminal History and Deportations

• 🚗 The driver, Oscar Ortega-Anguiano, was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
• criminal records indicate Ortega-Anguano had a lengthy criminal past, including convictions for grand theft, vehicle theft, and false imprisonment.
• 🛂 He had been deported twice before the fatal crash, in 2016 and 2018, but made his way back to the US each time.

Sentencing and Parole Eligibility

• ⚖️ Ortega-Anguano was sentenced to 10 years in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence.
• 🗓️ He could be eligible for parole in July after serving just three years of his sentence, a fact that has frustrated the victims' families.

Political and Legal Reactions

• 🏛️ The US Attorney's office filed a felony immigration charge against Ortega-Anguano, facing up to 20 years if convicted.
• 🗣️ Governor Newsom's office blamed a Republican prosecutor for a previous plea deal, while Orange County DA Todd Spitzer stated prosecutors sought the maximum sentence but were limited by California's policies on time served and credits.
• ⚠️ The father of one victim fears that if deported again, Ortega-Anguano will simply return, and wants him to stay in prison forever.