Malikai and Mason Orozco-Romero aged 8 and 4, are killed after driver being chased by cops slammed into family's car in San Diego

An 8-year-old San Diego boy and his 4-year-old brother were killed after a car trying to escape a police chase slammed into their family's vehicle.

Malikai and Mason Orozco-Romero were riding in a family friend's Honda on Interstate 405 on December 8. At the same time, police were pursuing a BMW driven by 20-year-old Angel Velazquez Salgado who suddenly slammed into the Honda.

Velasquez Salgado - who did not have a driver's license - was allegedly going at around 100mph when he rear-ended the Honda, according to prosecutors. 

The crash caused the vehicle to crash into a tree and burst into flames almost immediately.

'This tragedy isn't fair, I'm really lost for words I just appreciate everyone's love and support,' the boys' godmother Brittany Phommavong stated.

It's unclear why police tried to stop  Velasquez Salgado.

A family friend who serves as the kids' nanny was driving the car, while the boys' mother Victoria was in the passenger seat. The two children were killed immediately. 

The  boys' mother is still in a hospital for injuries she sustained in the crash. The children's nanny driving the car also suffered injuries. 

Velasquez Salgado is accused of trying to run away from the scene, taking off his clothes in an attempt to disguise himself.

He was arrested a few blocks away after he was found hiding in a residential neighborhood. 

Velasquez Salgado also rear-ended the car of an older woman, injuring her, earlier in the car chase.

After initially being jailed on bail of $1million, Salgado has since had bail revoked at the prosecution's request.

He pleaded not guilty to two murder counts, as well as charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, hit and run, felony evading and driving without a license last week.

If convicted, Velasquez Salgado faces anywhere from 39 years and four months to life in state prison, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Phommavong  started a GoFundMe  and said Malikai and Mason's father, Tyrone, died just this past year.

'Everyone who knows these kids knows no matter what they were going through they always carried a beautiful smile on their face,' Phommavong wrote. 

In addition, their mother has suffered from lupus since she was 11 years old. 

The page has raised over $22,000 of the $40,000 they're attempting to use on funeral costs and Victoria's medical bills.