Joseph Paul Castro Jr., 19, killed; Ricky Keosy, 18, and Jacob Frederiksen, 19, arrested after street-racing crash on Railroad Canyon Road in Lake Elsinore, California

Modified Date: 
Mon, 03/20/2017 - 1:15pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, May 8, 2016

2 arrested after deadly street racing crash in Lake Elsinore

Ricky Keosy, 18, and Jacob Frederiksen, 19, were racing shortly after midnight Sunday and heading westbound along Railroad Canyon Road near Church Road, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

At some point, Keosy “lost control of his vehicle” and collided with a light pole, splitting the car in half, sheriff's officials said.

One of the passengers in the car, 19-year-old Joseph Paul Castro Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Joseph Paul Castro Jr.
Ricky Keosy
Jacob Frederiksen

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