Officials identified 2 men killed when speeding driver hit car parked in Tacoma driveway
Two men killed when a speeding driver struck two parked cars in a Tacoma driveway have been identified.
Police say Jose Ramirez Ochoa, 47, was driving erratically Aug. 20.
He first rear-ended a vehicle near South 80th and South Hosmer streets then fled, eventually hitting a traffic circle while heading southbound on South Park Avenue.
The impact sent his car careening into a driveway, where it struck two parked cars.
One of those vehicles was occupied by Franklin Culver III, 28, who was visiting his family.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger in Ramirez Ochoa’s vehicle was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and is expected to survive.
This story was originally published September 2, 2020 at 1:42 PM.
Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune