3 DIE IN MEMORIAL DAY CRASHES ALCOHOL, STREET RACING SUSPECTED IN DEATHS.Byline: EUGENE TONG Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- Two teenagers were killed in a multicar crash early Monday and a man died in a boating accident at Pyramid Lake Pyramid Lake, 188 sq mi (487 sq km), W Nev. The lake, a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan, receives the Truckee River. Visited (1844) by U.S. explorer John Frémont, the lake was named for its large pyramidal rocks. on the final day of the Memorial Day weekend. Sheriff's investigators suspect a street race may have been the cause of the 12:20 a.m collision on Soledad Canyon Soledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Road that killed Luis Alfredo Orozco, 19, and Lissette Cortez, 18, and injured two others, said Lt. Fred Corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Coroner's Office. ``They were involved in a speed contest with a second vehicle,'' said Corral, citing preliminary findings. Orozco of Santa Clarita was driving westbound in a gray Ford Mustang For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see . The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact.[1] with Cortez when they collided with a Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the bestselling car in the world, with over 30 million sold as of 2007. . Driver Carla Darmiento, 17, was turning left into Rue Entree from the eastbound lanes, county sheriff's officials said. The Mustang then struck a utility pole A utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, power pole, or telegraph post is a post or pole upon which telecommunication network equipment is situated. , which split the car in half, hurling Orozco out of the vehicle and killing Cortez. ``Speeding was definitely a factor for the Mustang,'' sheriff's Sgt. Deborah Miller said. A third vehicle -- a Honda Accord investigators suspect was racing with Orozco -- swerved to avoid debris from the crash. But driver Jesus Acosta, 19, lost control and struck a row of trees in the median. Darmiento and Acosta were taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital for treatment. Their conditions were not immediately known. Also Monday, a 43-year-old Pacoima man who was riding in an inner tube being pulled by a motorboat in Pyramid Lake died when he struck a boat at about 12:30 p.m., sheriff's officials said. When the motorboat swerved to avoid a stationary boat, the sudden turn caused the man to be thrown head first into the hull of the stationary boat, sheriff's Lt. Tom Bryski said. The victim was transported to Newhall Memorial, where he died. The motorboat's driver, John Galvan, 46, of Panorama City had been drinking, Bryski said. He was arrested for investigation of manslaughter. The slew of crashes came after a motorist was struck and killed by a motor home late Saturday on northbound Interstate 5 near Parker Road in Castaic. Jose Aparicio, 19, of Arleta was driving erratically on the highway when he stopped his car after a crash and ran out into traffic. The case is under investigation, though Aparicio may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Corral said. eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 |
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