Man convicted for deadly Redwood City street race dies in jail
(KRON) — A Redwood City street racer died in jail, officials said, after he was convicted for his role in causing a crash that left twin girls orphaned.
Kyle Harrison, 25, of Redwood City, was found unresponsive in the Maple Street Correctional Center's general population housing pod just before 5 p.m. on March 15, according to the coroner's office and sheriff's office. Shortly after, he was pronounced deceased by paramedics.
Investigators with the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, coroner, and sheriff are currently conducting independent investigations to determine the circumstances surrounding the in-custody death. Harrison's suspected cause of death was not released by officials.
Last year, Harrison pleaded no contest to engaging in a speed contest and felony vehicular manslaughter for the deaths of Grace Spiridon, and her husband, Gregory Ammen. The couple's 7-year-old daughters 'miraculously' survived the crash on El Camino Real, prosecutors said.
Harrison was sentenced in February to serve eight years in state prison. The inmate was also given 1,676 days credit for time served in jail. He was scheduled to appear for a restitution hearing in the San Mateo County Hall of Justice on May 7, according to the DA's office. Court records show that Harrison was slated to be transported from the county jail to a state prison facility after May 8.
The street race happened on Nov. 4, 2022 in Redwood City. Harrison raced his BMW against a teenager, Cesar Salto Morales, who was driving a Mercedes Benz on El Camino Real. Morales' Mercedes slammed into a Chevrolet Bolt with Spiridon, Ammen, and their two young daughters inside.
Prosecutors said the parents were killed on impact, and their daughters survived in the backseat. The family was less than 10 minutes away from their San Carlos home at the time of the crash.
Prosecutors said Harrison fled the scene, and a witness recorded his BMW's license plate number with her cellphone as he was driving away. Police found and arrested Harrison weeks later.
The sheriff's office said it will release more information about Harrison's death after investigators find out more about what happened in the jail.
'We understand the concerns and questions that may arise from any in-custody death. While the independent investigations are ongoing, we want to assure the community that once the investigations are complete, the Sheriff's Office will make the findings public,' the sheriff's office wrote.
A GoFundMe page raised half a million dollars to support the crash victims' orphaned daughters.
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