Tessa Tranchant

Tessa Tranchant, 16, and Allison Kunhardt, 17, were killed in Virginia Beach, VA on March 30, 2007 when a car driven by drunk driving illegal alien Alfredo Ramos, plowed into the rear of their vehicle as they waited for a green light at an intersection.  Although girls were wearing seat belts, one died at the scene and the other at the hospital after having to be cut out of the car.  Ramos had previously been convicted, twice, on DUIs.

Ramos’ brother, who lives in Norfolk, also is here illegally and asked not to be identified because of his immigration status, said he talked to his brother by phone Friday before the accident and, after learning he had been drinking, warned Ramos not to drive.  Afterward, his brother told him he had no memory of the crash. He learned from authorities that he had killed two people, his brother said.

Ramos, who was born in Mexico of Guatemalan parents, has been in the United States for about seven years.  Most recently, Ramos was employed as a waiter at Mi Casita, a popular Mexican restaurant on Bonney Road in Virginia Beach.

Alfredo Ramos, was charged with two counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter.

The girls were driving to a friend's house Friday night.  "I'm just going to go ahead and ride with denial for a while," Dylan Tranchant said.  Friends recalled Tessa as a goofy, sassy, positive girl to whom people could tell secrets in confidence and not worry about them becoming gossip.   "She wouldn't give anyone a reason not to like her," Samantha Augone said.

On 8-13-07, Ramos pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.  Ramos  and faces up to 40 years in prison and deportation after serving the time.

This was the tragedy that set Bill O’Rielly off.  See the video Geraldo vs. O'Reilly. 

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2007/04/geraldo-bitchslaps-oreilly.php

Documentation:

31MAR07, The Virginian- Pilot

Two teens killed in wreck, other driver charged with manslaughter by Steve Stone http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122113&ran=7606

1APR07, The Virginian-Pilot, Driver charged with manslaughter after crash kills two Beach teens. by Steve Stone and Dave Forester

http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122139&ran=8745&tref=po

3APR07, The Virginian-Pilot, Suspect in crash that killed 2 had alcohol-related convictions

http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=122201&ran=61852

WAVY News 10: Loved ones remember teens killed in crash

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=6307948

WVEC News 13: Best friends killed in crash in Va. Beach

http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_local_033107_fatalax.1abc27

19NOV07, WAVY

Illegal immigrant sentenced for his involvement in death of two teenagershttp://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=7382447&nav=menu45_2da.html

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