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Man pleads guilty in Montco drag-racing deaths

A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the deaths of two adults and an unborn child in a drag-racing crash earlier this year in Montgomery County.

Shone Santiago (left), 22, of New York City, and Evaughn-Sha Walters, 21, of Washington, are accused of racing each other on Route 422 in West Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, in February 2017. Santiago’s BMW crashed, killing his two passengers.
Shone Santiago (left), 22, of New York City, and Evaughn-Sha Walters, 21, of Washington, are accused of racing each other on Route 422 in West Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, in February 2017. Santiago’s BMW crashed, killing his two passengers.Read moreFILE

A 22-year-old New York City man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the deaths of two adults and an unborn child in a drag-racing crash earlier this year in Montgomery County, prosecutors said.

Shone Santiago pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree murder and one count of third-degree murder of an unborn child and will be sentenced within 60 to 90 days. Santiago was racing a car driven by Evaughn-Sha Walters on Route 422 in West Pottsgrove the night of Feb. 4 when he lost control and crashed. Investigators said he was going at least 121 mph. They had raced an hour earlier on Route 100.

Anthony Rodriguez, 23, and Marissa Kelly, 20, and her unborn child were in Santiago's car and were killed.

Walters pleaded guilty last week to two counts of homicide by vehicle. Both Santiago and Walters remain held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility pending their sentencings.