Police are on the hunt for a mystery filmed speeding from the scene of a devastating car accident that killed two brothers, with detectives investigating the possibility that the two vehicles were street racing.
Jimmy Martin Brito, 33, reportedly lost control of his Subaru WRX at 9:50pm Friday and hit a tree in Monterey, south Sydney. old daughter.
Brito was charged with two counts of dangerous driving resulting in death, and one count of causing bodily harm by misconduct.
He was due to appear in court on Sunday via a hospital bedside hearing, but his case was postponed until next month.
CCTV captured a gray car driving away from the horror scene shortly after the collision.
Xavier and Peter Abreu (pictured), ages 10 and 9, were tragically killed in a devastating car crash in southern Sydney on Friday night
Police are looking for a gray sedan (pictured) caught on CCTV as it drove away from the crime scene at high speed
“We will be enlisting the public’s help to identify a gray sedan that was driving around on lane one around the time of the collision,” NSW Police Detective Inspector Jason Hogan said.
Police are trying to determine in their investigation whether the Subaru and the gray sedan were street races before the collision.
Xavier and Peter’s father and stepmother describe them as “beautiful souls” who “would be forever missed.”
“We have lost our sons and our other two boys have lost their brothers along with the rest of the family who are suffering,” stepmother Jivonne Garrido said. The Daily Telegraph.
She urged the public to “take this situation as a lesson to show that a motor vehicle is not a toy,” saying that “the roads are there to be respected.”
Xavier and Peter’s grandmother said in a tribute that they were “jolly boys.”
Investigators will argue that Brito was speeding when he lost control of the vehicle and went the wrong way and crashed into a tree at the intersection of The Grand Parade and Culver Street.
Jimmy Martin Brito, 33, reportedly lost control of his Subaru WRX and hit a tree, killing his cousins and injuring his daughter. He was charged with two counts of dangerous driving resulting in death, and one count of causing bodily harm by misconduct
Xavier (pictured) and Peter’s father and stepmother described them as ‘beautiful souls’ who ‘would be forever missed’
Xavier and Peter’s grandmother said they were “cheerful boys” in tribute (photo, Peter Abreu)
Xavier and Peter, who sat in the back seat, were freed from the wreckage and rushed to Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick, where they died shortly afterwards.
The girl, who was in the front passenger seat, was also taken to hospital but suffered only minor injuries.
Brito was taken to St. George Hospital under police guard and remained there Sunday.
Brito’s lawyer Fahim Arya told reporters on Sunday that his client spoke to Xavier and Peter’s mother while he was in hospital.
Mr Arya said the mother, Brito’s sister, is “distraught and saddened” by the loss of her sons, but “still supports and stands by her brother,” according to 9News.
He added that Brito was “fresh out of surgery” and on medication as he began his long road to recovery.
“I don’t know if he knows that the two little ones lost their lives,” Arya said.
The force of the crash shattered the car and catapulted the engine from the hood
Shocked and devastated Sydneysiders stood dejectedly contemplating the tragedy
Two blue teddy bears and several bouquets were left at the tree in honor of the two young boys who died
A makeshift memorial has been erected at the base of the tree the car crashed into, with mourners leaving flowers and teddy bears.
The extent of the carnage was still visible on the tree on Saturday, with a large piece of bark missing, gouge marks etched into the trunk and shards of glass embedded in the wood.
The impact of the crash was so severe that the Subaru Impreza’s engine was thrown from the hood.
Anyone with information, dash cam or CCTV footage of the incident is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
a GoFundMe page was set up by the boys’ stepmother to support the grieving family.