DRIVING FOR CLOSURE SEARCH FOR MISSING RACER FAMILY OF YOUNG MAN KILLED PLEADS FOR CLUES.Byline: SUSAN ABRAM Staff Writer WEST HILLS -- Relatives of a young man killed last month in a fatal collision pleaded Friday for information about the street race that led to the crash. A $25,000 reward is being offered for information about the other motorist involved in the race that led to the death of Jonathan McGinnis, 19, of Van Nuys. He was killed at 8:45 p.m. May 16, when he lost control of his 1994 Honda Del Sol in the 24000 block of Vanowen Street in West Hills. ``I'd just like to ask that person to please come forward,'' Crystal McGinnis, the victim's 23-year-old sister, said at a news conference near the crash site. ``We just want to know what happened.'' A photograph and a poem of McGinnis still remains taped to the streetlight near where he died. Pillar candles sit in clusters at the foot of the post. Although a grainy grain·y adj. grain·i·er, grain·i·est 1. Made of or resembling grain; granular. 2. Resembling the grain of wood. 3. Having a granular appearance due to the clumping of particles in the emulsion. videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. of the race exists and there are leads in the case, police need information. ``Sadly, the other individual is still driving around,'' said City Councilman Dennis Zine, a retired Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . traffic sergeant. ``What we want to do is bring the family
closure.''
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Valley Traffic at (818) 364-1930. Street racing has been a concern in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. for years. The area's wide streets lure speeders, said Zine, which is why he is pushing for more motorcycle police to patrol the area. But the number of races has dropped since 2003, when the City Council passed an ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been allowing police to seize and destroy cars involved in races. Still, excessive speeds have been a problem on Sherman Way, Vanowen Street and Roscoe Boulevard. susan.abram(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3664 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Crystal McGinnis, right of light pole, and her father John McGinnis John Oldham McGinnis is a professor at Northwestern University School of Law and author of over 90 academic and popular articles and essays. His popular writings have been published in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Policy Review. reflect over a curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: memorial on Vanowen Street in Woodland Hills for Jonathan McGinnis, who was killed in a crash during an illegal street race May 16. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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