The Orange County Coroner has identified the three people killed in a violent crash that began as a police pursuit Wednesday morning.
Officials say 22-year-old Brandon Antonio Ayala Herrera of Huntington Park, 20-year-old Caleb Ezequiel Mendoza of Maywood, and 27-year-old Luis Alejandro Mendez-Carbajal of Panorama City were the three young adults killed in the high-speed collision on the 5 Freeway in Anaheim.
Two others inside the car survived but were seriously injured.
They were being pursued by Anaheim Police Department officers after they allegedly broke into a car, officials said Wednesday.
Police found the suspect car which took off at a high-rate of speed as it fled on the 5 Freeway.
The car eventually crashed around 3:25 a.m. near Brookhurst Street in Anaheim, landing on its roof on an embankment next to the interstate. The crash caused a multi-hour closure and delay on both sides of the freeway.
The two surviving suspects were said to be in stable and critical conditions.
The crash is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol.