Early Saturday afternoon, at around 1.30 p.m., there was a three vehicle crash on East Sahara Avenue west of South Caravelle Street.
According to investigators, following a review of the evidence and witness statements, it appears the crash occurred due to street racing.
They went on to say that the accident involved a black Mazda, being driven by Maneeraj Songmuang, aged 21, a silver Mazda driven by Kai Thorsted, aged 32, and a red Nissan, driven by 23-year-old Tyler Manning. The three cars were racing east on Sahara and as they approached Caravelle, the passenger side of the black Mazda struck the left rear of the silver Mazda which then spun and stopped. However, the impact of the collision led to the black Mazda colliding with another vehicle, a gray Toyota Tundra, which caused the black Mazda to roll onto its roof.
Songmuang, the driver of the black Mazda, was seriously injured and was taken to University Medical Center Trauma Hospital. Police went on to say that although the red Nissan was not involved in the crash, it was also racing.
The Toyota driver, a 41 year old man, was not racing and neither he, nor a 7 year old boy in the truck, suffered injuries.
Investigators said that, depending on the final investigation report, the three drivers who were racing may face prosecution.
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