# Man Chased Sisters After Mistaking Them for Phone Holders

> California man chased three sisters delivering newspapers after believing they had his phone, but it was in another car the whole time.
- Title: Man Chased Sisters After Mistaking Them for Phone Holders
- Summary: California man chased three sisters delivering newspapers after believing they had his phone, but it was in another car the whole time.
- Keywords: second degree murder, california, car crash, vehicular manslaughter, bakersfield, tevin brandt, karime duarte, jennifer duarte, diana ponce, gustavo montoya, Law & Crime
- Source: Law & Crime — https://lawandcrime.com/crime/i-hope-you-die-man-chased-down-3-sisters-delivering-papers-because-he-thought-they-had-his-phone-but-it-was-in-another-car-the-whole-time-prosecutors-say
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- Topics: second degree murder, california, car crash, vehicular manslaughter, bakersfield, tevin brandt, karime duarte, jennifer duarte, diana ponce, gustavo montoya, crime, news
## Tevin Brandt on trial
Tevin Brandt, 33, faces two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
## March 4, 2023 crash
Tevin Brandt chased three sisters delivering newspapers in Bakersfield, California, after believing they had his phone.
## Sisters involved
Karime Duarte, 21, and Jennifer Duarte, 15, died in the crash; Diana Ponce, 26, survived.
## Phone tracking
Brandt's girlfriend used an app to track his missing phone, leading him to the Honda carrying the sisters.
## Gustavo Montoya
Montoya, 31, an Uber driver, joined Brandt in searching for the phone after Brandt's girlfriend gave him a ride.
## Confrontation
Brandt and Montoya confronted the sisters in their car, believing they had his phone, but the girls drove away.
## Chase sequence
The sisters lost control of their car, driving through a cul-de-sac, hitting a ditch, rolling onto Highway 99, and being struck by a pickup truck.
## Fatal outcome
Karime and Jennifer Duarte died at the scene; Diana Ponce survived the crash.
## Brandt's statement
Brandt allegedly told Diana Ponce, 'I hope you die.'

> I hope you die
## Phone location
Brandt later found his phone in a different rideshare vehicle where it had been the whole time.
## Montoya's testimony
Montoya pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and testified against Brandt at his trial.
## Montoya's role
Montoya testified that Brandt 'commanded' him to follow the sisters before the chase started.
## Montoya's sentence
Montoya is scheduled to be sentenced on December 16.
## Brandt's trial
Brandt's trial continues on November 18.
## Key takeaway

Tevin Brandt, 33, chased three sisters delivering papers in Bakersfield, California, on March 4, 2023, after mistakenly thinking they had his phone, leading to a fatal crash.