Carjackers Who Died in Crash Are Identified
The two young carjackers who died in a high-speed crash Wednesday have been identified as Esteban Agustin Nunez Jr. of Camarillo, 18, and his cousin, 19-year-old Eugene Anthony Nunez of Sylmar.
On Wednesday, 53-year-old Paul Castriades of Camarillo was sipping coffee at a McDonald’s in Camarillo in his Hertz rental car about 3:25 p.m. when two men walked up and held a serrated steak knife to his throat, police said.
After ordering Castriades out of the maroon Nissan Altima, the men drove off, only to be spotted minutes later speeding over the Conejo Grade on the Ventura Freeway.
The car was traveling 90 to 100 m.p.h. when the driver lost control, police said. A steak knife believed to have been used in the carjacking was found inside the crushed Nissan.
Ventura County Sheriff’s Lt. Craig Husband said Esteban Nunez was considered a gang member by the Sheriff’s Department.
Police records show that Esteban Nunez was arrested Feb. 26 along with seven other people on suspicion of illegally entering a vacant home on Potrero Road in Newbury Park.
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