Prosecution: Teen killed Marine veteran while out on bond

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Monday, November 27, 2017
Driver charged in fatal crash that killed Marine veteran
Etgar Edvardo Bautista-Montoya made a court appearance Monday.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A judge increased a 19-year-old's bond Monday after learning he killed a Raleigh dad while out on bond in a separate case.



Etgar Bautista-Montoya, also of Raleigh, is facing death by motor vehicle and DWI charges.



Police say he was driving under the influence when he was trying to get away from a traffic stop and slammed into a house.



The wreck happened early Friday morning.



Etgar Edvardo Bautista-Montoya
Courtesy: Raleigh-Wake City-County Bureau of Identification


Court documents say the teen had a blood alcohol content of .12 at the time and was going 65 miles per hour when he slammed into a Lenior Street home.



ABC11 learned in court Monday that the wreck happened while Bautista-Montoya was out of jail on bond in a simple assault case.



Marine veteran and father Anthony Gaines was inside the home when car rammed through. The 42-year-old died at the scene.



Gaines' family has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for the burial.



Two children were home with him. Those children were treated at the hospital and released.



Bautista-Montoya was given the opportunity to speak in court. He tried to clear his name in other cases pending against him.



"I didn't do the breaking and entering. I was trying to..." he started saying before the judge cut him off.



He is due back in court in December.

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