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Third victim dies after April accident, which police say was caused by a Hialeah teenager squirting

HIALEAH, Fla. — A third victim has died months after a crash in Hialeah that already killed two other people. According to police, a teenager who went for a joyride was responsible.

Lilianna Hernandez Molina died Tuesday from injuries sustained in the April 23 crash in the 400 block of Southeast Fifth Street.

“She was my wife. I loved her and she loved me very much,” her husband Bob Garcia said in Spanish.

Garcia showed pictures of his late wife and expressed his deep sadness.

“This pain will never leave me,” he said.

Hernandez Molina was one of three victims of a fatal crash in Hialeah that killed her, her sister Gloria Hernandez Molina and her daughter Yarina Garcia Hernandez.

Police said 15-year-old Maykoll Santiesteban was speeding when he collided with the car the women were riding in.

“He's the one to blame, but it's his parents who allowed him to be in that car with his friends,” Garcia said.

The video captured the moments after the accident in late April, when Hialeah police said Santiesteban was driving more than 80 miles per hour when he collided with the victim's vehicle.

When asked if he knew how fast he was driving, Santiesteban replied: “No, I don't remember.” He also admitted that he did not have a license.

Lilianna Hernandez Molina was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition but succumbed to her injuries after five months and a day of fighting.

“I was by her side every day,” Garcia said. “There must be justice.”

Santiesteban faces a number of charges, including vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license resulting in death.

He is now being held without bail and charged as an adult.

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