SoCal crash kills 2 teens as devastated dad watches ball of fire

A California dad watched a “ball of fire” erupt just four houses from his home after his teenage daughter and her best friend were killed in a horrific crash involving two speeding cars.Maddalyn Dailey, 17, and Isabell Hill, 16, were killed Friday night in Victorville when their Acura was struck by a yellow Chevrolet Camaro and a black Dodge Charger, according to the California Highway Patrol.Cops are investigating whether the drivers were racing when they came barreling into the intersection.Dustin Dailey had heard the garage door shut after Maddalyn left to drive Isabell home.She had promised to return for dinner.Then came the engine noise.

Then the impact.Dailey bolted toward Elmwood Drive and Ridgecrest Road, where he was met with a horrifying scene.“I saw everything: the ball of fire from the other car that hit it, her car in pieces,” he told The Los Angeles Times.“They were ejected from it, thrown clear down the road.”A fire official told Dailey the two girls probably never knew what hit them.According to the California Highway Patrol, a Camaro slammed into the Acura first, leaving the vehicle badly damaged.The Charger struck it next and sustained minor damage.The Charger driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, according to the CHP.

His identity was not released.The Camaro driver, meanwhile, allegedly fled the scene — leaving behind a juvenile passenger who was later reunited with a parent.Cops are still hunting for the hit-and-run driver.A witness told investigators that both vehicles appeared to be speeding moments before the deadly wreck.Authorities are now piecing together evidence to determine whether the drivers were racing — and whether the crash meets the criminal definition of street racing.If confirmed, the deaths would add to Southern California’s deadly street-racing toll, which has claimed scores of lives over the past 20 years, the Times reported.Dailey says Ridgecrest Road was a disa...