The Michigan Catholic community is rallying around six young children whose parents were tragically killed by a wrong-way driver in a stolen vehicle on Saturday.
It was in the early morning hours of January 6 when Ryan and Jen Ambrosio of Farmington Hills were heading back home from a date night and were fatally struck by Angel Melendez-Ortiz, 35, who was actively fleeing police in a stolen Ford truck, reports the Detroit News.
The violent crash occurred on the Lodge Freeway near Civic Center Drive at around 1:30 a.m., soon after Michigan State Police arrived at a gas station on Eight Mile Road to see a 2006 Ford Super Duty truck being carjacked.
Troopers attempted to pull over Melendez-Ortiz, but they say he fled the scene at over 100 miles per hour.
âThe pursuit continued northbound onto the Lodge with the suspect continuing north onto Telegraph Road,â the outlet reported, adding that the suspect was driving recklessly with the headlights off before driving the wrong way down the exit ramp and onto the freeway.
Police say Melendez-Ortiz continued to drive at high speed in the wrong direction with the lights off until he allegedly hit the Ambrosiosâ 2011 GMC Terrain.
The driver of the carjacked vehicle was transported to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, while the married couple died at the scene. Ryan was just 45 years old, and Jen was 43…
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