Parents of victim in illegal street race that left two dead file suit

The parents of a man killed during an illegal street race in Chatsworth two months ago have sued the owner of the car that hit him.

Eric Siguenza, 26, of Los Angeles was watching a nighttime speed contest near Canoga Avenue and Plummer Street on Feb. 26 when a souped-up Ford Mustang spun out of control and plowed into the crowd. Siguenza and another spectator, Wilson Thomas Wong, 50, of Torrance, were killed, and a third man was injured.

Siguenza's parents, Reynaldo Siguenza and Maria Perez-Siguenza, filed a civil lawsuit this week against Henry Michael Gevorgyan, the owner of the Mustang. Irael Valenzuela, 39, the driver of the other vehicle in the race, also was named in the suit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Police initially identified Gevorgyan, 22, as one of two drivers in the race and distributed his photo, which quickly rocketed across the Internet. Gevorgyan turned himself in to police days later, but video shot at the race showed he was not driving the car, his attorney, Kate Hardie, said. In the video, he appears to be flagging the drivers to start the race.

The Siguenzas' lawsuit also says that Gevorgyan was not driving and that the plaintiffs do not know the identity of the driver. The suit alleges that Valenzuela was driving a Nissan GTR and that the owner of that vehicle is also unknown.

The complaint alleges negligence, assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Eric Siguenza's parents seek unspecified damages. They say that they suffered grief and shock after their son's death and that they bore economic damages, including medical expenses and funeral costs.
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