Bail Set at $1 Million or $800K with Conditions: Suspect in Fatal EGF Crash Apprehended

EAST GRAND FORKS, MN (trfnews.i234.me) Valentin Mendoza, the man wanted in connection to a deadly East Grand Forks crash is in custody.
valentin mendoza the grand forks man wanted in connection with a double fatal crash that killed two grand forks men in june is in custody mendoza turned himself into the polk county jail at 11 35 tuesday evening he now awaits a court on several different cases including this deadly crash here’s our report from october regarding the circumstances and charges around this crash charges have now been filed in this deadly crash on highway 220 on the north side of east grand forks on june 17th court documents say mendoza sent a social media message three minutes before this crash that he was going to commit suicide the criminal complaint says mendoza was driving the ford ranger on the left when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into the gmc envoy on the right the envoys driver and passengers 17 year old ethan carson and 16 year old damien powell would succumb to their injuries and both die days after the crash according to court documents mendoza’s girlfriend stated that she received a snapchat message from mendoza which showed him driving and he stated he was going to commit suicide that message was sent at 3 05 pm on june 17th the crash was at 308 pm the court documents also state mendoza was traveling at 75 miles per hour at the time of the crash and the driver of the envoy carson was going 65 the posted speed limit in that area is 45 miles per hour valentin mendoza iv has now been charged with two felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide operate vehicle in grossly negligent manner each of the two counts carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and or a 20 000 fine