Five Irvine teens killed in fiery Newport Beach car crash, driver was unlicensed
The 17-year-old high school student who was at the wheel when his car spun out of control in a horrific Memorial Day crash in Newport Beach did not have a valid driver's license, according to DMV records.
The crash left five teens dead, all high school students from Irvine. Two sisters were among the casualties.
Police said speed was a contributing factor to the wreck. Investigators didn't say how fast the teen's Infiniti was going, but the mayor in the beach city said he was told the car may have been traveling at 100 mph or faster.
The driver of the car, identified as Abdulrahman M. Alyahyan, received a citation in April for violating his provisional license, among other offenses, court records showed.
The high school junior, records show, was pulled over just blocks from his Irvine home and cited for making a prohibited modification to the exhaust system of his gray 2008 Infiniti — which bore the personalized license plate "KHASONA" — and having tinted windows that obstructed the driver's view.
Although the citation lists a driver's license number, a DMV official said that number actually corresponded with Alyahyan's application for a license.
The single-car crash occurred on a downhill stretch of Jamboree Road where the posted speed limit is 55 mph.
Besides the driver, Abdulrahman, the accident claimed sisters Robin A. Cabrera, 17, a 12th-grader, and Aurora "Christine" Cabrera, 16, a 10th-grader; and 11th-graders Nozad Al Hamawendi and Cecilia D. Zamora, both 17. All attended Irvine High except for Abdulrahman, who went to University High.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0530-teens-killed-20130530,0,3706725.story?track=rss
ROFL
Democrats, you should ban cars from anyone under 21.
The 17-year-old high school student who was at the wheel when his car spun out of control in a horrific Memorial Day crash in Newport Beach did not have a valid driver's license, according to DMV records.
The crash left five teens dead, all high school students from Irvine. Two sisters were among the casualties.
Police said speed was a contributing factor to the wreck. Investigators didn't say how fast the teen's Infiniti was going, but the mayor in the beach city said he was told the car may have been traveling at 100 mph or faster.
The driver of the car, identified as Abdulrahman M. Alyahyan, received a citation in April for violating his provisional license, among other offenses, court records showed.
The high school junior, records show, was pulled over just blocks from his Irvine home and cited for making a prohibited modification to the exhaust system of his gray 2008 Infiniti — which bore the personalized license plate "KHASONA" — and having tinted windows that obstructed the driver's view.
Although the citation lists a driver's license number, a DMV official said that number actually corresponded with Alyahyan's application for a license.
The single-car crash occurred on a downhill stretch of Jamboree Road where the posted speed limit is 55 mph.
Besides the driver, Abdulrahman, the accident claimed sisters Robin A. Cabrera, 17, a 12th-grader, and Aurora "Christine" Cabrera, 16, a 10th-grader; and 11th-graders Nozad Al Hamawendi and Cecilia D. Zamora, both 17. All attended Irvine High except for Abdulrahman, who went to University High.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0530-teens-killed-20130530,0,3706725.story?track=rss
ROFL
Democrats, you should ban cars from anyone under 21.