A man suspected of being behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang that crashed during a street race in Chatsworth, killing two spectators, surrendered to police Saturday night, officials said.
Henry Michael Gevorgyan, 21, turned himself in at the LAPD Central Division station, tweeted Capt. John McMahon of the San Fernando Valley Traffic Division.
The incident happened about 2 a.m. Thursday on a stretch of Plummer Street that goes through a light industrial neighborhood.
Investigators believe Gevorgyan's Mustang barreled into several spectators on a sidewalk after jumping a curb. The driver fled the scene after the crash.
Gevorgyan could face charges of hit and run, vehicular manslaughter and possibly murder, McMahon said.
The driver of the second vehicle involved in the race, who has yet to be identified, could also be charged.
It was apparent from the rubber burnout marks on the roadway that the Mustang began going out of control shortly after it started accelerating, police said. The tire marks on the roadway were from acceleration, not braking, said LAPD Detective Bill Bustos.
One spectator died at the scene. Two others were taken to the hospital, where one was declared dead and the other was in critical condition.
