Irvine Man Receives Double Murder Charge for 2017 DUI Crash

Twenty-three-year-old Norman David Martin of Irvine was arrested Tuesday on second-degree murder charges in connection with crashing his Corvette in Irvine last year resulting in the death of his two passengers.

Martin was being held on $2 million bail when he was charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

Prosecutors allege that Martin was driving his Corvette at 138 mph when he went through a red light and struck the crown of the intersection sending the vehicle flying into nearby trees.

All occupants of the two-seater vehicle were ejected including his 26-year-old passengers, Jamie Lopez, and Nancy Ortiz, who were both pronounced dead at the scene. Martin who was found in critical condition, registered a blood-alcohol level at the legal limit of .08 several hours after the crash, prosecutors allege.

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Jake Gosselin

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