Weekend Suspected DUI Crash Kills Two Teens

November 20, 2011-According to reports two teens were killed in a weekend accident that is suspected that alcohol played a role.

According to the California Highway Patrol the driver of a Ford Escort lost control of the car, at approximately 11:40 p.m. Saturday night, while traveling eastbound on Hasley Canyon Road in the vicinity of Commerce Center Drive.

The driver lost control on an S-curve, causing the vehicle to veer off of the road and crash through a wooden fence, sheering a large tree and coming to rest on a hillside.

According to the California Highway Patrol a seventeen year old boy that was sitting in the front seat, was ejected from the Ford, and suffered serious injuries.
Two other teens were killed in the crash, and have been identified as Kevin Sanchez age 16 and Richard Lagunas age 19.

The driver has been identified as Carlos Hernandez age 28, who survived the crash, was seriously injured. Hernandez and the 17 year old was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.

According to the California Highway Patrol it had just rained and left the roads slick prior to the accident. The California Highway Patrol now things that alcohol could have played a role in the Saturday night crash. Hernandez faces arrest after recovering, for suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the California Highway Patrol. They stated that the three passengers were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.