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Driver Who Killed 2 Spectators During Street Race in Chatsworth Gets 12 Years in Prison

The driver who killed two people during an illegal street race in Chatsworth last year was sentenced Monday to 12 years in state prison, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said.

The Ford Mustang that struck three pedestrians, killing two of them, in Chatsworth is removed. (Credit: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)

Karen Gary Balyan, 43, of North Hollywood was driving a high-performance Mustang during a nighttime race Feb. 26 near Canoga Avenue and Plummer Street — an area known informally as the Canoga Speedway.

Within seconds of the race’s start, Balyan lost control of the vehicle and plowed into dozens of spectators.

Two men watching the race — Eric Siguenza, 26, of Los Angeles and Wilson Thomas Wong, 50, of Torrance — were killed. A third man was seriously injured. Balyan, as well as dozens of spectators, fled.

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