Elk Grove police say 14-year-old faces manslaughter charges after crash kills 2
A 14-year-old is facing vehicular manslaughter and other charges after an Elk Grove crash left two people dead and two others seriously injured early Monday morning.
Elk Grove police said the incident began around 4 a.m. when an officer parked near Rau Park heard what sounded like a vehicle being driven recklessly. The officer then observed a silver Hyundai traveling northbound on Elk Grove Florin Road and turning into a gas station parking lot.
The officer activated his emergency lights, but the vehicle did not stop and continued through the parking lot. The vehicle then drove onto Brown Road.
Police said the Hyundai briefly stopped in the westbound lane of traffic for several seconds before fleeing again, later turning northbound onto Gurmit Court. The driver then allegedly drove onto a sidewalk to complete a U-turn around a parked vehicle before accelerating back onto Brown Road.
At that point, investigators say a passenger wearing a black balaclava mask in the backseat exited the moving vehicle and ran away, while the driver and front passenger were also seen wearing similar masks.
The Hyundai continued speeding and ran a red light at the intersection of Elk Grove Florin Road and Brown Road, where it crashed into the side of a Tesla traveling southbound on Elk Grove Florin Road.
Four people were in the Tesla. Police said two of them died and two others were taken to the hospital.
The two people killed were identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's Office as Tiffany Chin Chu, 47, and Skip Phoong Van, 54, both Elk Grove residents. Both were rear passengers in the Tesla.
The driver, a 55-year-old woman, suffered what officials described as life-threatening injuries, while the 63-year-old man in the front passenger seat suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.
Officers detained two people identified as juveniles, ages 13 and 14, from the suspect vehicle.
The 14-year-old, who was the driver, faces charges of vehicle theft, felony evasion and two counts of vehicular manslaughter, officials said. Investigators released the other teen to his parents after he received medical treatment.
Due to the active investigation, Elk Grove Florin Road was closed from Calvine Road to Heritage Hill Drive through the morning. The road reopened a little after 11 a.m.
