Minneapolis woman, 21, is jailed for 15 years for having street race with her BROTHER, 17
Minneapolis woman, 21, jailed for 15 years for street racing her 17-year-old BROTHER who crashed into a couple, both 22, killing them
- Camille Dennis-Bond and Leon Bond were racing each other when they crashed into an SUV
- Dalton Lee Ford and his girlfriend Tayler Garza, both 22, died at the scene.
- Sister Camille got 15 years, Bond got juvenile probation
A Minnesota woman has been jailed for 15 years for participating in a street race against her 17-year-old brother, who while racing after her crashed into a couple and killed them.
Camille Dennis-Bond, 21, was racing Leon Bond on an eastbound county road at 10:30 a.m. on April 4, 2021, each with a passenger seated next to them.
Driving ‘incredibly fast’ according to a witness, Leon Bond struck an SUV turning left from the westbound lane while racing his sister Camille.
Inside the truck were the driver Dalton Lee Ford and his girlfriend Tayler Nicole Garza, both 22 years old.
The witness added that the vehicle “basically turned to dust and broke in half.” Ford and Garza were pronounced dead at the scene.
Camille Dennis-Bond (pictured), 21, was racing her brother Leon Bond, 17, on an eastbound county road at 10:30 a.m. on April 4, 2021, each holding a passenger sitting next to him.
Leon Bond’s twin sister, who was in the passenger seat of his car, survived serious injuries to much of her body, the StarTribune reported, and was hospitalized for almost six weeks and required five surgeries.
The brothers’ cars were estimated to be going about 100 miles per hour, and state police determined they were going up to 114 mph, on a 50 mph highway, and were described as, if not running, involved in a Road rage incident when Leon Bond hit Ford and Garza.
He eventually told police that he and his sister were at a stoplight when they decided to fight to see who could get to 50 the fastest.
Bond said that he had noticed the SUV, but thought that if he ran through the intersection he was more likely to avoid a crash.
Camille Dennis-Bond, who did not hit the couple, was convicted in mid-December of two counts of third-degree murder and criminal vehicular manslaughter. She was also guilty of criminal vehicular operation and reckless driving.
She was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but will likely receive only nine and three-quarter years behind bars between time already served and supervised release.
Brother León, despite crashing into Ford and Garza, was charged as a juvenile and pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree murder in January. The county attorney had objected to Bond being charged as a minor.
Bond will serve probation until he turns 21 and will receive an extended stay in a juvenile facility. If he violates probation, he will automatically receive an adult sentence of 25 years in prison.
Driving ‘incredibly fast’ according to a witness, Dennis-Bond struck an SUV making a left turn from the westbound lane.
Inside the SUV were driver Dalton Lee Ford (pictured left) and his girlfriend Tayler Nicole Garza (pictured right), both 22 years old.
A Ford obituary called Garza “the love of his life,” while Garza’s said the couple enjoyed “camping, hiking, car club and adventure travel.”
Camille Dennis-Bond was convicted in mid-December of two counts of third-degree murder and criminal vehicular manslaughter. She was also guilty of criminal vehicular operation and reckless driving.
A witness described the vehicles turning to dust on impact as one of Bond’s cars was going 100mph at one point.
A Ford obituary called Garza “the love of his life,” while Garza’s said the couple enjoyed “camping, hiking, car club and adventure travel.”
“They were also ‘foodies’ and loved to cook and try new restaurants and different foods together.”
The couple graduated from the same high school in 2017.