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Men charged in fatal Bardstown Road crash caused by racing

A detective testified that 42-year-old Yusnier Pecheco Bernal was driving a white Mustang, and another man, Adam Steele, was driving a blue BMW.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Street racing is what led to the death of a woman on Bardstown Road in October, according to Louisville Metro Police officers in court on Wednesday.

A detective testified that 42-year-old Yusnier Pecheco Bernal was driving a white Mustang, and another man, Adam Steele, was driving a blue BMW.

Steele is being represented by attorney Steve Romines.

Det. Taj Beaufort Jr. testified Bernal was driving 119 miles per hour and never touched the brake before he crashed into 77-year-old Myrtle Wacker's SUV.

Wacker died in the wreck, and her husband was seriously hurt. He was driving.

Bernal is facing a complicity to murder charge and his bond is set at $250,000. Both Bernal and Steele are facing wanton endangerment and racing charges.

Steele's bond is set at $150,000.

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