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From Va. Beach Police

Alfredo Ramos

A man charged with killing two best friends in a Friday night crash admitted in a Va. Beach court Monday he's in the country illegally.

Alfredo Ramos, 22, is charged with two counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter.

13News was in court where we learned Ramos doesn't speak English and so used an interpreter.

Police said Ramos was speeding westbound on Virginia Beach Boulevard when he slammed into the rear of a car stopped at the red light at Kings Grant Road.

Allison Kunhardt, 17, and Tessa Tranchant, 16, were pinned in Kunhardt's Plymouth Duster in the 10:35 p.m. collision. Emergency personnel pulled them out of the car and rushed them to the hospital, where they later died.

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Police at the scene of a crash that killed two Va. Beach teenagers

Police told 13News Kunhardt was a student First Colonial High School and Tranchant was a student at Kellam High School.

"I just separated from the military. I’ve just been home two weeks. I just wanted to spend time with my family," said Dylan Tranchant, Tessa Trenchant’s brother.

Dylan Tranchant just got home from the war in Iraq, and had to identify his sister’s body over the weekend.

Dozens of relatives and friends gathered Sunday to console each other and to remember the girls who were inseparably close friends. The girls became close friends when Tessa's mother started dating Allison's father.

"They were definitely inseparable," said Allison's father, David Kunhardt. "I've never seen a closer friendship. They would finish each other's sentences."

Police said they believe Ramos had been drinking before the crash.

Police also said additional charges may be filed against Ramos, who lives in the 100 block of Trace Court.

Commonwealth's Attorney Harvey Bryant says it's not unusual for police to know someone's in the country illegally and not send them back. He says it requires three DUI's before immigration officials are notified.

Allison Kunhardt's father thinks that needs to change.

"Illegal means illegal. It makes no sense, you get three DUI's before you're deported. It's not baseball, three strikes you're out. You're dealing with people's lives," said David Kunhardt.

First Colonial High School was going to hold a DUI education program this week with a crashed car on the lawn of the school and two students inside pretending to be victims. As a result of this weekend's events, the program has been canceled.

A candlelight vigil will be held Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on the amphitheater side of Mount Trashmore Park in remembrance of the two teens. Leading the ceremony will be Janice Lane, Allison Kunhardt’s aunt and a Kitty Hawk, North Carolina minister.

Tessa Tranchant's mom, Colette said the viewing for her daughter will be on Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. at Holloman Brown Funeral Home on Great Neck Road. The funeral for Tessa Tranchant has been set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Courthouse United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Princess Anne Cemetary.