On Friday, California authorities announced the life sentence of a motorist whose chase of a car full of teenage pranksters resulted in the deaths of three of the teens. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office claims that on January 19, 2020, in the neighborhood of Temescal Valley, Anurag Chandra, 45, ran the teens’ vehicle off the road while pursuing it.
On Friday, the district attorney, Mike Hestrin, recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole. In April, a court found Chandra guilty of first-degree murder on three counts and attempted murder on three other counts. All three victims were 16 years old: Daniel Hawkins and Drake Ruiz of Corona, and Jacob Ivascu and his friends from Riverside.
They were traveling in a 2002 Toyota Prius, where three other people were hurt, according to the authorities. Just before midnight, the vehicle apparently ran into a tree and electric pole. Injured driver Sergio Campusano, 18,
On Friday, California authorities announced the life sentence of a motorist whose chase of a car full of teenage pranksters resulted in the deaths of three of the teens. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office claims that on January 19, 2020, in the neighborhood of Temescal Valley, Anurag Chandra, 45, ran the teens’ vehicle off the road while pursuing it.
On Friday, the district attorney, Mike Hestrin, recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole. In April, a court found Chandra guilty of first-degree murder on three counts and attempted murder on three other counts. All three victims were 16 years old: Daniel Hawkins and Drake Ruiz of Corona, and Jacob Ivascu and his friends from Riverside.
They were traveling in a 2002 Toyota Prius, where three other people were hurt, according to the authorities. Just before midnight, the vehicle apparently ran into a tree and electric pole. Injured driver Sergio Campusano, 18, told NBC Los Angeles that one of the lads played a prank called doorbell ditch or ding-dong ditch by ringing the man’s doorbell and running back to the Prius.
Teens from the region were on their way to a sleepover in a car when they ran into Chandra, who lives in Temescal Valley, roughly 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Prosecutors and the California Highway Patrol said that Chandra, driving an Infinity Q50 that was about 1,000 pounds heavier than the Prius without passengers, chased after the teens and crashed with the Toyota twice before speeding up to 99 mph and ramming it such that it ran off the road.
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According to the authorities, after Chandra’s car crashed, the driver turned around and drove past the scene without trying to get help. The district attorney’s office reported that victims’ families gave statements at Friday’s sentencing.
Craig Hawkins, Daniel’s father, is quoted as saying, “Every day we sense the absence of this young man. The hole in our hearts and lives from the taking of our son’s life is staggering.“
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that one of the lads played a prank called doorbell ditch or ding-dong ditch by ringing the man’s doorbell and running back to the Prius.
Teens from the region were on their way to a sleepover in a car when they ran into Chandra, who lives in Temescal Valley, roughly 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
Prosecutors and the California Highway Patrol said that Chandra, driving an Infinity Q50 that was about 1,000 pounds heavier than the Prius without passengers, chased after the teens and crashed with the Toyota twice before speeding up to 99 mph and ramming it such that it ran off the road.
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According to the authorities, after Chandra’s car crashed, the driver turned around and drove past the scene without trying to get help. The district attorney’s office reported that victims’ families gave statements at Friday’s sentencing.
Craig Hawkins, Daniel’s father, is quoted as saying, “Every day we sense the absence of this young man. The hole in our hearts and lives from the taking of our son’s life is staggering.“
If you’re looking for news on the state of California in the United States, you should read The California Examiner.
