Street racing suspected in fiery Santa Ana crash; driver disappears

A car that crashed and burst into flames early Wednesday, Sept. 19, may have been in a street race, authorities said.

When firefighters arrived to the 12:20 a.m. call, in the 2060 block of South Ritchey Street, they found the white sedan fully engulfed in flames, said Capt. Erik Miranda of the Orange County Fire Authority.

The driver was gone.

“We found obviously massive trauma to the vehicle from what appeared to be a high-speed race in the area,” Miranda said. “We have indicators that the vehicle lost control, hit a rock on the side of the road and then spun out.”

No other vehicle was found at the scene.

Firefighters put out the blaze, and no one was found inside the charred sedan.