Philadelphia police ID 3 victims in deadly high-speed crash
Authorities have identified the three people killed in a high-speed crash that left a car split in half in Philadelphia.
Police say 17-year-olds Sabrina Rhoads and Yvette Gonzalez were ejected and pronounced dead Wednesday night. Twenty-year-old Felipe Hernandez was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene.
A 17-year-old Philadelphia boy was found in the roadway with severe head trauma and is in critical condition. The vehicle’s 20-year-old driver walked away from the crash and went to the hospital hours later.
Investigators initially said the crash was a result of drag racing. But Capt. John Wilczynski says police don’t know if that’s the case.
He says they were traveling over 75 mph.
Wilczynski says police are looking for a second car that was traveling close to the speeding Acura.
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