Two drivers are facing vehicular homicide and street-racing charges following a fatal multi-vehicle crash that left a 77-year-old woman dead earlier this month, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Authorities said 28-year-old Cesar Ramon Estrada Garcia of Marion County turned himself in to FHP troopers at the Marion County Jail on the morning of August 14, 2026, around 9:12 a.m.
The charges against Estrada Garcia trace back to an August 8 incident along Southwest 49th Avenue, near Southwest 82nd Place.
Investigators determined Estrada Garcia was engaged in an illegal street race when the collision occurred, resulting in the death of a 77-year-old woman who was seated in the rear-left passenger side of a second vehicle. Two other occupants in that vehicle were also hurt—one suffering serious injuries—along with damage sustained to the car itself.
Estrada Garcia faces multiple counts, including racing on highways, vehicular homicide, reckless driving involving serious injury, reckless driving involving injury, and reckless driving causing property damage.
The driver of the third vehicle involved, identified by troopers as 21-year-old Misaiah Mike Enriquez of Marion County, was operating a red BMW and allegedly racing alongside Estrada Garcia before fleeing the crash site. Enriquez was later tracked down and apprehended in Miami by the U.S. Marshals Task Force.
Enriquez is currently being extradited back to Marion County to face charges of vehicular homicide, fleeing or eluding law enforcement at high speed, and first-offense reckless driving. FHP noted that an additional charge of racing on highways remains pending against him.
The Florida Highway Patrol stated that the crash investigation remains active and ongoing, adding that further details and potential additional charges may be released as new information develops.
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