Victims of a deadly crash were remembered at a memorial in Northridge. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017.
Lighting candles and leaving messages on the sidewalk, family and friends gathered Saturday night to remember two couples killed in a crash as police continued to search for a driver who may have been street racing.
Four friends in their 20s, Denny Lomeli, Amanda Alfer, Lena Ammari and Martin Gomez, died in a fiery crash Friday about 11 p.m. in a crash police say might have been caused by street racing.
Investigators say the car hit freeway speeds. Home security footage provided by police shows a black four-door sedan speed past Lassen Street around 11 p.m.
"It's devastating," said Jocelyn Villarreal, a friend. "I feel for all of the families of all four of them.
Investigators say the driver lost control, hit a light pole crashed into a tree and the car caught fire. The impact ripped apart a silver BMW. Friends say Gomez was behind the wheel and recently bought the car.
"He was an amazing guy, like a brother, said warner Flores, who worked with Gomez and his twin brother at a local BMW dealership. "He was going to be a master technician."
