LOS ANGELES
Police now say a crash that killed a pregnant teen, her sister and a family friend may have been road rage and not street racing as initially reported.
Nineteen-year-old Rotislav Shnayder was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the deadly crash that also gravely injured the pregnant teen's husband and brother.
Cristyn Nicole Cordova, 19, was driving a Nissan Maxima carrying four others while speeding at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1800 block of West Colorado Boulevard, near Highland View Avenue. Cordova's sedan slammed into a tree, splitting in half, and she was killed, according to police and the coroner's office.
Cordova was pregnant and due to give birth in October.
Also killed were Cordova's sister, Toni Marie Cordova, 16, who was sitting in the back seat, and 19-year-old Jason Timothy Gomez Hernandez, a family friend, who was ejected from the car, Assistant Coroner's Chief Ed Winter said.
Two other males in the car, 15-year-old Andrew Cordova and Cordova's husband, 19-year-old Carlos Alberto Campos, were ejected and in grave condition at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.
Cordova and Campos were newlyweds, according to the family.
Police say Shnayder was seen speeding alongside Cordova's sedan. Their cars made contact immediately prior to the crash, but Shnayder stayed at the scene and tried to help the passengers in the Nissan Maxima. Shnayder showed no indication of drug or alcohol use, police said.
"I can't believe it," said Marie Ishibashi, the victims' grandmother. "The parents are in Honolulu on vacation. They're just now finding out."
Resident Heidi Van Kempen said she tried to help the victims before paramedics arrived and was horrified by what she saw.
"As I got further in, I realized I started seeing bodies and I thought 'oh my God, they haven't even been here yet,'" she said. "And it was terrible, I mean, the one guy, he had no legs. I mean, it was gone and he was still alive, so I got down on the pavement by him, and I just said 'you're all right man. There's help coming.' I mean, what do you say? It was so far past first aid."
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Police now say a crash that killed a pregnant teen, her sister and a family friend may have been road rage and not street racing as initially reported.
Nineteen-year-old Rotislav Shnayder was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the deadly crash that also gravely injured the pregnant teen's husband and brother.
Cristyn Nicole Cordova, 19, was driving a Nissan Maxima carrying four others while speeding at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1800 block of West Colorado Boulevard, near Highland View Avenue. Cordova's sedan slammed into a tree, splitting in half, and she was killed, according to police and the coroner's office.
Cordova was pregnant and due to give birth in October.
Also killed were Cordova's sister, Toni Marie Cordova, 16, who was sitting in the back seat, and 19-year-old Jason Timothy Gomez Hernandez, a family friend, who was ejected from the car, Assistant Coroner's Chief Ed Winter said.
Two other males in the car, 15-year-old Andrew Cordova and Cordova's husband, 19-year-old Carlos Alberto Campos, were ejected and in grave condition at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.
Cordova and Campos were newlyweds, according to the family.
Police say Shnayder was seen speeding alongside Cordova's sedan. Their cars made contact immediately prior to the crash, but Shnayder stayed at the scene and tried to help the passengers in the Nissan Maxima. Shnayder showed no indication of drug or alcohol use, police said.
"I can't believe it," said Marie Ishibashi, the victims' grandmother. "The parents are in Honolulu on vacation. They're just now finding out."
Resident Heidi Van Kempen said she tried to help the victims before paramedics arrived and was horrified by what she saw.
"As I got further in, I realized I started seeing bodies and I thought 'oh my God, they haven't even been here yet,'" she said. "And it was terrible, I mean, the one guy, he had no legs. I mean, it was gone and he was still alive, so I got down on the pavement by him, and I just said 'you're all right man. There's help coming.' I mean, what do you say? It was so far past first aid."
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