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4 hurt in street-racing crash
10:44 PM PDT on Friday, April 23, 2010
The P{ress-Enterprise
Four people suffered moderate injuries Friday in a collision that police believe was the result of an illegal street race downtown.
A silver Saturn sedan, with four Redlands High School students inside, was racing a white Mercedes Benz sometime before 2:30 p.m. near Redlands Boulevard and State Street, police said in a news release.
The Saturn struck a red sport utility vehicle, police said. The collision totaled both cars, and a fire crew had to cut the roof off the SUV to free the driver.
All occupants of both cars were taken to a hospital.
A silver Saturn sedan sits at the Redlands Boulevard and State Street in Redlands after colliding with the red sport utility vehicle lying on its side in the background.
The Mercedes, carrying two Redlands High students, avoided the collision and fled, police said. Investigators later arrested the driver at his home on suspicion of felony hit-and-run. He was released to his parents.
Most of the race was caught by downtown surveillance cameras, police said.
It was the second street-racing crash involving Redlands high school students this month. A bicyclist was struck and killed April 8 on Greenspot Road by an out-of-control car traveling about 70 mph, police said.
Anyone with more information on Friday’s crash is asked to call Officer Josh Atwell at 909-798-7681.
—Steven Barrie
sbarrie@PE.com
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