Three charged in street racing crash that killed Fontana woman
FONTANA -- Prosecutors filed criminal charges Monday against three people allegedly involved in a fatal street racing crash in Bloomington.
The alleged drivers -- Eric Escobedo, 21, and Lorin Renee Guzman, 19 -- were charged with vehicular manslaughter and other felonies for the April 5 crash that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Beatriz Irene Porras of Fontana.
The people allegedly involved in the race were part of a group that first traveled to Riverside for a soccer game. After the game they planned to celebrate Porras' birthday at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant, said California Highway Patrol Officer Hope Maxson.
After they left the soccer field shortly before 5 p.m., Guzman challenged Escobedo, of Fontana, to a race when both stopped at red light, said Deputy District Attorney Lyle Scollon.
The race between the two drivers reportedly reached speeds of up to 100 mph, Maxson said.
About a mile after the race started, Escobedo allegedly lost control of his 1995 Toyota Camry, causing the car to overturn in the area of Cedar Avenue and El Rivino Road, according to a CHP news release.
Porras, one of five people in the car, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected when the car overturned, according to the news release.
Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Coroner's Department.
Porras' young child was also in the car that crashed. The child suffered a forehead gash and chest and abdomen scrapes, Scollon said.
In addition to vehicular manslaughter, Escobedo and Guzman were charged Monday with child abuse and participating in a speed contest causing injury.
Prosecutors also charged Guzman with leaving the scene of an accident.
A passenger in Escobedo's car, 19-year-old Ivan Rizo, was charged as an accessory Monday.
Rizo allegedly attempted to craft an alibi for Guzman after the crash, lied to authorities about the incident, and tried to convince a witness to lie about the crash, Scollon said.
Escobedo was arrested after the crash and jailed in Riverside County, but he was released because criminal charges were not initially filed.
After charges were filed Monday, a judge issued arrest warrants for Escobedo, Guzman and Rizo, Scollon said.
Once in custody, bail for Escobedo and Guzman will be set at least $200,000, and bail for Rizo will be set at $25,000, Scollon said.
There is no record of any of the three defendants facing prior adult criminal charges in San Bernardino County.
A search of the Riverside County court system yields only one result -- Guzman has an active case for allegedly failing to obey a stop sign on Nov. 17.
I hope justice is served. May Beatriz Irene Porras rest in peace and forever remember in our hearts and minds.
Poor Irene, She will be missed.
P.S
He Raced a 95 Camry.. WTF?!?! Not only that, He's unfit to race in any car due to OBVIOUS reasons. This has to be the "Biggest" fail ever.
This guy in a 95 Camry = Epic FAIL !!!!
TO THIS DAY THERE'S NOT 1DAY THAT PASSES & MY FAMILY AND I DON'T THINK ABOUT U BIG SIS! IDK HOW THOSE GUILTY PEOPLE CAN GO ON LIVING THEIR DAILY LIFE WHEN U CAN'T EVEN REST IN PEACE. FOR THOSE WHO FOLLOW THEM, IM SURE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WAT HAPND & MAY GOD 4GIV DEM. SOON YOU'LL REST IN PEACE LIKE U WISH & IF JUSTICE IS NOT SERVED, WELL THEN I GUESS GUILT WILL FOLLOW.
WE MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU, YOU WILL FOREVER LIVE IN OUR HEARTS!!!
I still can't believe your gone. We miss you so much, there's not a day where my family and I don't think about you Irene. I'm sure you miss us and ur family and friends as much as I hope you know we will always miss you and you will remain alive in our hearts forever!
I hope that you can rest in peace now that things are getting figured out bt if justice is not served. We'll continue praying for ur eternal peace in heaven and guilt will follow those whome know what really happened.
WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!!
I still can't believe your gone. We miss you so much, there's not a day where my family and I don't think about you Irene. I'm sure you miss us and ur family and friends as much as I hope you know we will always miss you and you will remain alive in our hearts forever!
I hope that you can rest in peace now that things are getting figured out bt if justice is not served. We'll continue praying for ur eternal peace in heaven and guilt will follow those whome know what really happened.
WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!!
To who this may concern.
I know the people that were driving and they didnt want this. All this was an accident and this WAS NOT A RACE. Im tired of people blaming my friends for stupid reasons. You guys hear storys, but as I can see, they are made up storys. Thats PATHETIC and STUPID of you to beleive storys people make up, and to top it all off, those people werent even there. The only one's that know what really happened were the people that were involved in this terrible ACCIDENT. My friends will fight and prove to all you people out there that all this was an ACCIDENT. So please leave my friends alone, and i know that every day that passes by, they think about this and how all this has affected there lifes. R-I-P Irene Porras
If you dont know what really happened then shut up and dont comment on things that you people dont know about.
Sorry if i have offended anyone, But what you people comment is totally unfair and stupid(RUDY). i know that all this was an ACCIDENT, and all this will be cleared out.
R-I-P IRENE PORRAS MAY GOD HAVE YOU IN HIS GLORY!!!!
Mexicans and street racing .... bad combination.
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