Police: Man, 19, arrested in DUI crash that killed two passengers, injured two others in Torrey Pines [Breaking]
A 19-year-old man was arrested Sunday, accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs inthat killed two passengers and injured two others near Torrey Pines State Beach last month, police said.
Christopher Schmittel was arrested at his Moreno Valley home in Riverside County by members of a regional fugitive task force, although he was not on the run, San Diego police Sgt. Victoria Houseman said Monday. Schmittel was booked into the Vista jail on suspicion of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI.The crash happened just before 11 p.m. on April 25.
Two 19-year-old passengers, Johnny Ildefonzo Punzalan and Joshua Manzanares, who were not wearing seatbelts, were thrown from the car and died at the scene, according to police and the county Medical Examiner’s Office.Two other passengers, a 19-year-old man and an 18-year-old man, suffered serious injuries and were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Schmittel suffered serious injuries, too. He was treated at a hospital and released. Schmittel remained in jail without bail as of Monday afternoon. Police said the investigation was ongoing. Anyone with information was asked to call the San Diego Police Department at 531-2000 or the anonymous Crime Stoppers tip line at 580-8477
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