Detroit Police are asking for the public’s help in apprehending a 37-year-old man who faces charges in connection with a New Year’s Eve crash that left three elderly people dead.
Victor Ross, who is not in custody, is accused of being the driver of a Cadillac CT6 that police said was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck a Mercury Sable on Michigan Avenue that was attempting to turn left onto 16th Street. An 87-year-old passenger in the vehicle died in the crash, as did the two people in the vehicle he collided with, a Mercury. Ross fled the scene after the crash.
Ross has been charged with three counts each of second-degree murder, reckless driving causing death, operating with a revoked or suspended license causing death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault resulting in death. He is also charged as a habitual offender, third offense.
The man and woman inside the Mercury were identified by family as Rodney and Marlene Rodriguez, both in their 60’s. Rodney had just picked up his wife after her shift at MGM Grand Casino and they were on their way home to southwest Detroit. Their car was broken into two sections.
The couple celebrated their 43rd anniversary few days before the incident. They have two children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Anyone who has seen Ross or knows his whereabouts is asked to call the Detroit Police Homicide Unit (313) 596-2260 or Crimes Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
