Street racing tragedy
Yasmine Lizalde, 8, prays over a makeshift memorial for Dora Groce and her children Catherine, 4, and Robert, 8, who were killed in 2007 when their car was hit by a street racer at the corner of Parkway Drive and Elliott Avenue. Yasmine went to school with Robert. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
El Monte residents mourn Wednesday at a makeshift memorial for Dora Groce and her children Catherine, 4, and Robert, 8, who were killed in 2007 when their car was hit by a street racer at the corner of Parkway Drive and Elliott Avenue. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Maria Hernandez, Eusebia Gonzalez and an El Monte resident look mournfully at a makeshift memorial for the victims. Gonzalez used to sell jewelry to Groce. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Alice Estrada’s shadow is cast over the memorial. The three victims lived in the Brookside Mobile Country Club in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
“They become your life,” said Stephen Groce of his wife and children. “These guys took my life away from me just because they wanted to act stupid.” (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
