Authorities were trying to determine whether a motorist who died early Sunday was engaged in a high-speed street race with another young man.
Sheriff's deputies said two cars were traveling side by side on Alondra Boulevard near Leibacher Avenue about 6 a.m., when one driver ran a red light and swerved head-on into a tree and light pole.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Friday, December 12, 2008 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 35 words Type of Material: Correction
Driver's death: The headline on a brief article in Monday's California section about a motorist who died in a Norwalk crash said the driver was slain. The headline should have said the driver was killed.
Deputies said the driver of the other vehicle was arrested on a charge of vehicular manslaughter.
-- Dan Weikel
