DAVID MUIR: Next tonight here, the 18-year-old who’d just been accepted to the Air Force Academy, killed while kayaking, hit by a jet ski. The jet ski driver then speeding away, and tonight, hear the charges. ABC's Mireya Villarreal in Texas tonight.
VILLAREAL: Tonight, two people facing charges after a hit and run jet ski crash in Texas over Memorial Day weekend that left a beloved Air fForce cadet dead. Authorities say 18-year-old Ava Moore, a standout high school basketball player, just accepted into the U.S. Air Force Academy, was kayaking on Lake Grapevine outside Dallas Sunday night when a jet ski plowed into her from behind.
LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL: A personal watercraft, which had two females onboard, was being driven at a high rate of speed near the shoreline.
VILLAREAL: Good samaritans rushing to help.
GOOD SAMARITAN: Once she came out of the water, you know, I just had to lay her down and kind of started helping.
VILLAREAL: But the cadet could not be saved. Police say the alleged jet ski driver, 21-year-old Daikerlyn Gonzalez Gonzalez, fled the scene. She was arrested Tuesday, now charged with manslaughter. Maikel Coello Perozo, who police say wasn't on the jet ski, also facing charges tonight. Authorities say he hit two vehicles while allegedly driving Gonzalez away from the scene. David, DHS says both of these suspects are from Venezuela. They were apprehended- arrested at the border, processed, and then released into the U.S. David.
MUIR: Mireya Villareal tonight. Mireya, thank you.
