WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – A 21-year-old motorist suspected of causing a fiery crash in Woodland Hills that left two people dead has been booked on suspicion of murder, authorities said Thursday.
Kevin Gonzales was hospitalized following the crash that occurred about 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 23100 block of Mulholland Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He was held on $4 million bail, police said.
According to police, Gonzales was driving a Toyota Camry eastbound at a high rate of speed when the car rear-ended a Ford Mustang, killing its two occupants.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office withheld the names of the fatally injured people, described only as males, pending positive identification.
KTLA5 identified them as Andrea Bullo, one of the owners of Moonshadows restaurant in Malibu, and his son Marco.
Gonzales survived the crash and was taken to a hospital in good condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. He is suspected of driving under the influence, KTLA5 reported.
