Man Accused Of Killing 3 On I-5 Was On Drugs, Texting: Court Docs

The crash happened Thursday just after 2 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-5 in Lakewood. Red allegedly crossed several lanes of traffic and hit a Honda CRV being driven by Jaime Pelayo-Pelayo, 30, of Kelso. The CRV flipped over, hit the New York Avenue overpass, and came to a rest on its roof in the middle of the highway. Pelayo-Pelayo and his two passengers died at the scene, according to police.

Red drove away from the scene of the crash, according to court documents, and police caught up to him in Lakewood along Lake Avenue. When an officer told him about the three deaths, he told her, "I didn't mean to."

When police searched Red's car, according to documents, they found marijuana, a pink handgun, and Xanax, a powerful sedative. Red allegedly told police that he was using Xanax at the time of the crash.

At a Friday court appearance, Red pleaded not guilty to three counts of vehicular homicide and failing to stay at the scene of an accident.

Read the full description of the incident:

Montrell Red Affidavit by Neal McNamara on Scribd

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