Overview
- A San Mateo County civil jury returned the $33 million verdict on Tuesday for the twin girls whose parents were killed in a November 4, 2022, crash on El Camino Real.
- Jurors apportioned fault at trial as 60% to the then-17-year-old driver, 20% to his father, 5% to his mother, and 15% to the other driver who died in custody in 2025.
- Trial evidence presented that the teen was driving roughly 105 to 110 mph during an alleged street race and that he had prior citations that the plaintiffs said showed the parents failed to supervise him.
- Those criminal and juvenile outcomes ran on separate tracks: the teen was adjudicated in juvenile court and served detention and home monitoring, while the other driver pleaded no contest, was sentenced to eight years, and later died of an accidental overdose in jail.
- Related litigation remains active as the twins, now 11 and adopted by their aunt and uncle, pursue recovery while the Morales family’s civil-rights claim and the estate lawsuit over the jail death continue in federal court and practical collection of the $33 million has not been resolved.