Investigators of the fatal Commerce crash that left two Santa Clarita residents dead are now asking for the public’s help in identifying the second suspect responsible for the crash.
A $35,000 reward is being offered, in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of Suspect #2 for the injuries of Victims Anthony Miramontes, Alfonso Murillo, Thomas Won, and Nicole Ruiz; and the murders of Victims Richard Scott Treadway, Michelle Littlefield and Brian Lewandowski.
Suspect #1 was identified as Dealio Lockhart, a 35-year-old resident of Whittier. It was determined he drove one of the vehicles involved in the illegal street race, which was a 2012 Dodge Challenger. Lockhart was detained at the scene then transported to the Inmate Reception Center, where he was booked for the charge of Murder. He is being held in lieu of $6.2 million bail.
The driver of Suspect Vehicle #2 did not stop to render assistance to the victims. Instead, the vehicle was last seen driving southbound on Interstate Highway 5 from the scene of the collision.
Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives and California Highway Patrol investigators are asking the public for any available information about Suspect #2. The vehicle is described as a late-model black or dark blue Dodge Charger with tinted windows.
The reward money is comprised of offers from the following:
$10,000 from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
$5,000 from Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
$10,000 from the United Parcel Service
$10,000 from Teamsters Local 396
Crime Stoppers is also offering a $1,000 reward, in exchange for information leading to the apprehension of Suspect #2.
If you have information about the second suspect or the unidentified Dodge Charger, please call East Los Angeles California Highway Patrol Investigator Frank Fonseca at 323-890-4600 or 800-TELL-CHP (800-835-5247); or Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau Detectives Marc Boskovich and Louie Aguilera at 323-890-5500.
If you prefer to remain anonymous, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
For more information please contact Public Information Officer Nicole Nishida at (323) 810-1973 or Sheriff’s Information Bureau at (213) 229-1700.
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I hope you catch this asshat, prayers to all the victims involved.