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Credits: ABC7 (http://abc7.com/news/chatsworth-street-racing-hit-run-police-identify-driver-victim/535300/)nn-------------------------------------------------nnChatsworth Illegal Street Racing Crash Hit-Run [HD VIDEO] | Ford Mustang Driver Drag Race: 2 KillednnDriver Being Sought in Fatal Street Racing Hit-and-Run in Chatsworth ID’d by LAPDnPolice identified a 21-year-old man as the suspected driver who lost control of a modified Ford Mustang during an illegal street race and plowed into a crowd of spectators, leaving two dead and one injured in Chatsworth early Thursday.nnHenry Michael Gevorgyan is shown in a photo released by LAPD on Feb. 26, 2015.nHenry Michael Gevorgyan is shown in a photo released by LAPD on Feb. 26, 2015.nHenry Michael Gevorgyan was being sought by Los Angeles police in connection with the crash that occurred just after 2 a.m. in the 21400 block of Plummer Street (map).nnGevorgyan was allegedly racing another vehicle westbound on Plummer Street from Canoga Avnue when he lost control during an “illegal street race,” according to LAPD.nnA man in his 20s died at the scene, while a second man in his 20s was pronounced dead at a hospital in Northridge, according to Los Angeles Police Department Capt. John McMahon.nnOne of those killed was identified by police as 26-year-old Eric Siguenza, who died at the scene. The family of the other victim, who died after he was transported to a hospital asked that he not be identified until more relatives could be told, police said.nnA third person, identified as Luis Antonio Gonzalez, 21, was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, police said.nnThe alleged driver was identified about 5 p.m. Thursday in what police characterized as a rapidly developing investigation. Gevorgyan was driving a gray Mustang that had been modified for illegal street racing when he lost control and plowed into a crowd of dozens of onlookers, LAPD Detective Bill Bustos said at 5 p.m. news conference.nn21-Year-Old Mustang Driver Sought in Deadly Street RacenPolice sought the public's help on Thursday to find a 21-year-old man suspected of being the driver of a Ford Mustang that veered out of control during a street race and smashed through a group of spectators on the sidewalk, killing two and critically injuring another man.nThe driver jumped out of his car and fled the scene, police said.nVIDEOWATCH: Loose Llamas Lassoed After Running AmoknThe incident happened Thursday shortly after 2 a.m. in Chatsworth on a stretch of Plummer Street that goes through a light industrial neighborhood and is popular with street racers during overnight hours when it is otherwise largely vacant.nAt a late-afternoon briefing at LAPD's Valley Traffic Headquarters, police named Henry Michael Gevorgyan (pictured), a San Fernando Valley resident, as the driver of the Mustang, which had been equipped with racing slick tires and other speed modifications. (amateur video full)nnCHATSWORTH, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles police identified the driver believed to be responsible for a deadly hit-and-run during an alleged illegal street race in Chatsworth on Thursday.nnHenry Gevorgya, 21, is accused of driving a gray Ford Mustang that plowed into a crowd of onlookers, killing two spectators and seriously injuring another person.nnThe injured victim was said to be in critical but stable condition at a local hospital and is expected to survive. One of the victims who was killed has been identified as 26-year-old Eric Siguenza.nLAPD investigators said all three pedestrians were watching the street-racing event at the time of the crash. All three were described as men in their 20s.nnOfficials believe two cars were racing westbound on Plummer Street when one of the cars, a Mustang, lost control, jumped the sidewalk and slammed into the pedestrians.nn"Street racing, all too often, is publicized as glamorous entertainment, and here's a case where street racing is criminal, dangerous and unfortunately this morning, we see it's deadly," LAPD Capt. John McMahon said.nnCalifornia cops ID suspect in deadly drag race that killed 2 in Los AngelesnLos Angeles cops have identified a 22-year-old driver accused of plowing into a crowd of pedestrians, killing two and injuring a third in a deadly drag race.nnHenry Michael Gevorgyan lost control of a gray Mustang early Thursday morning and veered into a clutch of at least a dozen spectators, police said. He allegedly bolted from the scene on foot and was still on the loose more than 12 hours later.nnThe cowardly hot rodder was apparently involved in a “Fast & Furious”-style showdown with at least one other driver before the 2 a.m. tragedy, authorities said.nn“In many cases, this is something that’s publicized as glamorous entertainment,” Los Angeles Police Capt. John McMahon told KTLA. “Street racing is criminal, it’s deadly, and often results in fatalities and serious injuries.”nnfebruary 2015 (eyewitness footage) Less
