Man Was Going 70 In 35 MPH Zone In Valley Forge Crash, Killing Woman, Child: DA

NORRISTOWN, PA — A Norristown man was driving 70 miles an hour in a 35 mile per hour zone leading up to a fatal crash that killed a 20-year-old woman and her 3-year-old daughter, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said.

Brayan Alejandro Gonzalez-Paez, 22, of Norristown, was charged with homicide by vehicle and related charges.

The incident occurred on Jan. 13 at around 1 a.m. on Valley Forge Park Road in Upper Merion.

The investigation showed that Gonzalez-Paez was speeding at at least 70 miles per hour, and as fast as 80 miles per hour, as he approached a sharp left turn, police said.

He lost control of the vehicle, spinning to the side and striking a tree with the front passenger door, according to authorities.

The passenger, 20-year-old Anjelica Guadalupe Amaya Briceno, was trapped in the front passenger seat and later pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

Her 3-year-old daughter was removed from the car by Gonzalez-Paez, and transported to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where she later died, according to authorities.

Gonzalez-Paez had not insured the vehicle, did not have a valid drivers license, and did not have proper paperwork on the car after purchasing it in Norristown, police said.

He was unable to post $99,077 bail and was booked at Montgomery County Correctional Facility. A preliminary hearing has been set for Feb. 14.