Officials ID man killed Christmas Day at illegal street race

A map shows the location in Carson where a man was hit and killed during a street race.

Staff Writer

Dec. 27, 2020 2:15 PM PT

Officials have identified a 66-year-old man who died on Christmas Day after a car reportedly lost control during an illegal street racing event and plowed into a group of spectators in Carson.

Daniel Patten II of Long Beach died after the incident Friday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

The Daily Breeze reported that two cars were racing and crashed into each other near a crowd of people. The collision happened around 1:45 p.m. in the 900 block of 230th Street, said the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

There were five additional victims who sustained injuries but their conditions are unknown.

There are no suspects in custody.

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Brittny Mejia

Brittny Mejia is a Metro reporter covering federal courts for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she wrote narrative pieces with a strong emphasis on the Latino community and others that make up the diversity of L.A. and California. Mejia was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2021 in local reporting for her investigation with colleague Jack Dolan that exposed failures in Los Angeles County’s safety-net healthcare system that resulted in months-long wait times for patients, including some who died before getting appointments with specialists. She joined The Times in 2014.

Officials ID man killed at illegal street racing event in Carson on Christmas

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