It's been awhile since we heard about the January 2012 crash in Sand Canyon that killed one teenager and critically injured another, but an update comes by way of the LASD today:
This was a gut-wrenching and sad story back in January, the kind that causes the community to stop and reflect. Indeed, it almost immediately drew comparisons to the awful 1998 Soledad Canyon crash that claimed four lives.
There were scores of comments on the Signal stories, with friends of the young men either expressing compassion for the deceased or anger at the suggestion that Mr. Doherty was racing his car down Sand Canyon. Now we know: Colt Doherty was racing down Sand Canyon that night when he slammed his Mustang into a tree and killed his friend, at least according to investigators.
Sand Canyon residents were equally upset, with one resident penning a memorable KHTS piece about how he was tired of cleaning up blood and debris after multiple car collisions on the high-speed, twisty road dotted with Oak trees. Speaking of the Oaks, many readers here and at the Signal suggested the solution was to cut some of them down.
The City and Sheriff's station rolled out one of those graphic MADD trailers to encourage the youth to slow the hell down, but that eventually left the scene too.
If it feels like you've seen this movie before, you have. We seem to go through this routine every time a young person dies on SCV roads.
So there you have it: seven months after the passenger was buried in Eternal Valley and another name was added to the grisly Youth Memorial at Central Park, we find out that the driver was indeed racing and is being charged with vehicular homicide.
Driver in January Sand Canyon Crash charged
On January 10, 2012, a fatal traffic collision occurred on Sand Canyon Road at AlamoCanyon Road in Canyon Country. The collision resulted in the death of Dakota Demott, 19years old of Canyon Country.
After an extensive investigation, charges were filed with the Los Angeles County DistrictAttorneys Office. Colt Doherty, 19 years old, was the driver of the vehicle that DakotaDemott, was riding in when the car crashed. He was taken into custody today and chargedwith Vehicular Homicide.
The collision occurred as a result of street racing. The vehicle which was racing Doherty wasdriven by Thomas Vensko, 20 years old of Canyon Country. Vensko was also charged and
arrested for Vehicular Homicide in connection with this collision.
This was a gut-wrenching and sad story back in January, the kind that causes the community to stop and reflect. Indeed, it almost immediately drew comparisons to the awful 1998 Soledad Canyon crash that claimed four lives.
There were scores of comments on the Signal stories, with friends of the young men either expressing compassion for the deceased or anger at the suggestion that Mr. Doherty was racing his car down Sand Canyon. Now we know: Colt Doherty was racing down Sand Canyon that night when he slammed his Mustang into a tree and killed his friend, at least according to investigators.
Sand Canyon residents were equally upset, with one resident penning a memorable KHTS piece about how he was tired of cleaning up blood and debris after multiple car collisions on the high-speed, twisty road dotted with Oak trees. Speaking of the Oaks, many readers here and at the Signal suggested the solution was to cut some of them down.
The City and Sheriff's station rolled out one of those graphic MADD trailers to encourage the youth to slow the hell down, but that eventually left the scene too.
If it feels like you've seen this movie before, you have. We seem to go through this routine every time a young person dies on SCV roads.
So there you have it: seven months after the passenger was buried in Eternal Valley and another name was added to the grisly Youth Memorial at Central Park, we find out that the driver was indeed racing and is being charged with vehicular homicide.