Searching for street racer

Authorities have yet to identify the driver of one of two cars that caused a deadly crash on the 5 Freeway.

A second suspect is sought in a freeway crash that killed three people.

Authorities are continuing to search for the driver of one of two vehicles that caused a deadly multi- vehicle crash during a street race on the 5 Freeway near Commerce just after midnight Saturday.

Three people were killed and several others injured when one of the suspected street racers lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a UPS truck, causing the big rig to f lip over the median, smash into oncoming traffic and explode. The big rig collided with a gray Nissan, sheared its top off and came to rest atop a red Ford Explorer. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has not released the names of the three people killed. But Teamsters Local 396, a labor union, posted on Facebook on Sunday morning that UPS truck driver Scott Treadway had died in the crash. The Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department identified one of the other victims as 18- year- old Brian Lewandowski, whose father is a homicide lieutenant with the department. “Brian was an incredible young man and every parent’s dream for a son. We are absolutely devastated by our loss,” wrote the family in a statement. The third victim was identified as Michelle Little- field in a Facebook post from St. James Holy Redeemer School in Montrose, which said Littlefield was a member of the class of 2010. Neither the coroner’s office nor the California Highway Patrol would confirm those names.

Initial reports about the crash had said the UPS driver and two women were killed.

The driver of a Dodge Challenger, Dealio Lockhart, 35, of Whittier, was arrested at the scene and will face vehicular manslaughter charges. Lockhart admitted to authorities that he had been racing.

Authorities have made no progress in the search for the second racing suspect, said Officer Tony Polizzi of the California Highway Patrol. The suspect was last seen driving a Dodge Charger.

Several victims were taken to the hospital with critical injuries, and their conditions remained unchanged, Polizzi said.

The collision shut down part of the 5 Freeway for most of the day, and all lanes were reopened around midnight Sunday.

Two other crashes on Saturday, including one with a fatality, also closed multiple lanes of the freeway.

I rfan Khan Los Angeles Times CHP I NVESTIGATORS examine the aftermath of a crash in which three people were killed when a UPS truck was struck and f lipped over into oncoming traff ic.