3 Dead, 2 Critical After Suspected Street Racing Crash In Commerce
COMMERCE (CBSLA.com) — Three people were killed and two were critically injured in a crash on Saturday in Commerce that authorities believe was caused by street racing.
At least three vehicles were involved, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
The crash occurred shortly after 1 a.m. in the 2600 block of South Malt Avenue.
Three people died at the scene, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher said, and two males were rushed to a hospital with critical injuries.
The fatalities were later identified as South Gate resident Oscar Sanchez, 15; Guillerno Gutierrez, 29, from Los Angeles and Oscar Gutierrez Sabino, a 27-year-old resident of Los Angeles, a coroner's investigator said.
A videographer at the scene said the vehicles involved were two Mustangs and a Chevrolet pickup truck.
