Mothers seek justice in racing crash that killed two Henrico teens
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Two mothers are preparing to face the driver responsible for their sons' deaths as he awaits sentencing for a deadly racing crash in Goochland County in May 2024.
Joseph Castro and Aiden Schmidt should be in the home stretch of their senior year at Tucker High School. Instead, their families — including their mothers, Sonia Rodriguez and Allison Schmidt — will walk across the graduation stage to accept their diplomas.
The two friends were passengers in a car that crashed into a tree on Hockett Road near Tuckahoe Creek Parkway. Deputies say the crash happened during a street race.
The 18-year-old driver, Hayden Alexander Kyle, pleaded guilty in mid-October to two counts of causing death by racing. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Friday morning, where he could learn his punishment.
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