Note: This story was updated on Dec. 1 to correct the spellings of the names of the victims.
The Florida man charged in connection with a fatal car crash on Frazier Avenue in Chattanooga was booked into jail Wednesday after receiving care in a hospital, jail records show.
Randy Vega, 44, of Tampa, faces charges including two counts of vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault, driving under the influence and reckless endangerment.
Vega's bond was set at $100,000, according to jail records.
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The Sunday crash killed two people who were visiting Chattanooga from Jacksonville, Florida — 41-year-old Ana Posso Rodriguez and her 22-month-old son, Jonathan Devia. The infant's father, 40-year-old Octavio Devia Paz, sustained life-threatening injuries and was still in the hospital as of Tuesday evening.
Posso Rodriguez was "the life of the party" and made friends wherever she went, her daughters said in a statement to the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Including Saturday's crash, 17 pedestrians have been killed this year in Chattanooga, according to police data. Last year at this time, the city had reported six pedestrian deaths.
Vega, who is from Florida, was also taken to Erlanger hospital with injuries from the crash.
"The driver Randy Vega became highly aggressive and began fighting the first responders while trying to render patient care," an officer wrote in an incident report.
He was under police custody while in the hospital, Chattanooga police spokesperson Sgt. Victor Miller said in a previous email.
Vega and a local driver, Patrick McGinty, were going an "unsafe speed for the congested area" traveling toward Veterans Bridge on Frazier Avenue that afternoon, according to the police report. McGinty told police Vega was driving aggressively before the crash, police said. Attempts to reach McGinty at two phone numbers associated with him Wednesday were unsuccessful.
Vega tried to cut over to the left from the right lane, the report said, and hit the right front bumper of McGinty's truck. Vega then reportedly lost control of his minivan and veered left, hitting the three pedestrians and a gift shop on the corner of Frazier and Forest avenues.
After Vega was taken to the hospital, a DUI investigator interviewed him and ordered a blood test, according to the report.
The crash has prompted calls for changes to the traffic pattern on Frazier Avenue. At Tuesday's Chattanooga City Council meeting, 39 people spoke about the crash, including Delvia Paz's brother, who called for the city to prevent future accidents.
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly called the crash an outlier in a statement Tuesday and said the city is looking at ways to calm traffic. Police are also ramping up speed enforcement on Frazier Avenue and Cherokee Boulevard.
Business owners said it's common to see speeding and unsafe driving in the area.
Jessica Dumitru, who owns the building that was damaged, said it's the third time a car has crashed into that spot.
Contact Ellen Gerst at egerst@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6319.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office / Randy Vega