The parents of a Wyandotte County judge were killed in a crash Friday by suspects fleeing from police.
The collision happened at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25, at 17th and Orville Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.
According to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a 2002 Ford F150 truck was being pursued by Kansas City, Kansas, police officers because it was a stolen vehicle and had rammed a police patrol vehicle near the2500 block of Grandview Boulevard.
A 2009 Cadillac DTS was northbound on North 17th Street and stopped at the stop sign at Orville Avenue.
The Ford truck was traveling eastbound on Orville and ran through the stop sign at 17th Street, the trooper’s report stated. The Ford truck entered the intersection and struck the Cadillac on the driver’s side, the report stated.
The impact forced the Cadillac into the yard of 401 N. 17th St., where it struck a tree, the report stated.
The driver of the Ford truck then fled on foot, according to the trooper’s report.
The driver of the Ford truck was Roberto Vallejo-Avelrya Jr., 22, of Kansas City, Kansas, the report stated. He fled on foot.
A passenger in the Ford truck was Jesse A. Acosta III, 26, of Kansas City, Kansas. He was taken to a hospital, the report stated.
Killed in the crash were Mario F. Madruga, 89, of Kansas City, Kansas, and Delia Madruga, 85, of Kansas City, Kansas.
The family of Wyandotte County District Court Judge Delia York and her husband, Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Chief Michael York, released this statement:
“On Friday, December 25th, a tragic event took place in Kansas City, Kansas, when a vehicle evading authorities caused a crash taking the lives of Delia and Mario Madruga, parents of Wyandotte County District Court Judge, Delia York and the mother and father-in-law of Kansas City, Kansas Police Chief, Michael York. The family deeply appreciates the community’s condolences and prayers while at the same time asks for privacy as they mourn this loss. The Madrugas were loved and respected members of the Kansas City, Kansas, community and will be deeply missed.”