Street Racer Wanted in Deadly Chatsworth Crash Turns Himself In

The man suspected of driving a Mustang that struck and killed two spectators and injured a third during a street race in Chatsworth turned himself in tonight, police said.

Henry Michael Gevorgyan turned himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Station downtown about 8:15 p.m., said Capt. John McMahon, commanding officer of the department’s Valley Traffic Division.

The 21-year-old had been wanted since he allegedly abandoned the wrecked vehicle and fled the scene of the crash about 2:05 a.m. Thursday.

One of the victims, 26-year-old Eric Siguenza of Los Angeles, died at the scene and a man in his 50s, whose name was being withheld pending family notifications, died at a hospital, according to the coroner’s office and police. A third man was hospitalized with serious injuries.

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The crash occurred in the 21400 block of Plummer Street, near Canoga Avenue, according to the LAPD.

Two cars, one of them a Ford Mustang modified for illegal street racing, were racing when the Mustang crashed into the victims, who were among around 60 people watching cars race, police said.

The vehicles were racing westbound on Plummer Street from Canoga Avenue when the Mustang crashed, Valley Traffic Division Detective Bill Bustos said.

Police will seek murder charges in the case, McMahon said on Thursday.

Video broadcast by ABC7 showed the Mustang racing another car before it veered to the right and crashed.

• City News Service