PROVO, Utah (KSL.com) — An Orem man pleaded guilty on Nov. 14 to causing the deaths of two BYU students by driving recklessly and hitting their vehicle at nearly 80 mph on a city street. Ceasar Castellon-Flores, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault, all third-degree felonies. The manslaughter charges were initially second-degree felonies, but they were amended as part of a plea deal. On Oct. 15, 2021, Castellon-Flores was driving on State Street in Orem, when he collided with another vehicle at 400 South. Hailee York and Ashlynn Hanzon died as a result of the crash. Both York, of Lehi, and Hanzon, of Pearland, Texas, were 21 years old. The driver of the car was hospitalized but did not have life-threatening injuries. In his plea statement, Castellon-Flores admitted to recklessly causing the death of two individuals and causing bodily injury or risk to another person. The signed statement said he was running late to meet a friend for tacos and was using his phone to send messages on Snapchat. Castellon-Flores admitted he was traveling 67 mph in a 40 mph speed limit zone and accelerated to 77 mph to get through a
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Man admits to using Snapchat, driving recklessly in crash that killed 2 BYU students
