California IN BRIEF : PALMDALE : Speeding Truck Hits Car, Kills 2 Students

A Palmdale man was in custody Saturday after he allegedly ran a red light during a high-speed police chase and collided with a car filled with San Fernando Valley high school students on their way home from a pep rally. Two students died in the crash. A third student in the car also suffered minor injuries in the accident that occurred at 9:10 p.m. Friday at Chatsworth Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Mission Hills, police said. Arrested was Ray Vargas Servin, 21, whose pickup truck slammed into a car driven by Uriel Fernandez, 16, of Pacoima, who died. Fernandez, a junior at San Fernando High School, was taken to San Fernando Community Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Aracely Hernandez, 18, of San Fernando died at the scene. She was a senior and cheerleader at Sylmar High School. Juan Melendrez, 16, of Pacoima, was treated for cuts and bruises at Holy Cross Medical Center and released.