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
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.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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