Armed man on probation for murder slams car into Uber, killing sisters, friend

A Los Angeles man on probation for murder was driving a Mercedes-Benz at speeds up to 100 mph when he plowed into an Uber, killing three young women, including two sisters, heading home from a concert, officials said.

Gregory Black, 31, allegedly blew through several red lights while speeding through LA’s Westmont area about 5:30 a.m. Saturday before he T-boned the Uber at Century Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, Fox News reported, citing police.

Cops said Black — a gangbanger with an extensive rap sheet — was clocked going up to 100 mph in a 35-mph zone, adding that the crash impact sent the Uber spinning five times before it came to a stop.

Killed in the wreck were sisters Kimberly Izquierdo, 27, and Veronica Amezola, 23, and their friend Juvelyn Arroyo, 23, all of whom were in the ride-share vehicle’s back seat, according to authorities.

Family members of the three young women said they were on the way home from a concert when they were killed, Fox Los Angeles reported.

The driver and a front passenger were injured and are recovering, the LAPD said.

Black — who suffered a fractured ankle and other minor injuries — was charged with three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and faces up to 75 years behind bars if convicted, Fox News reported.

“It’s obvious when you see these videos, that it’s vehicular homicide all the way. It looked like a bomb went off,” said Detective Ryan Moreno, who added that Black “has a pretty checkered past.”

The driver, who had a loaded weapon in the car at the time of the crash, has three felony convictions and was on probation for murder, Moreno told reporters.

“Mr. Black is going to prison,” he said. “He has an extensive criminal history. I’m 100% confident he’s going to go to prison. This man should never come out and see the light of day.”

Investigators are still trying to determine if alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash. 

“It’s almost worse that there isn’t any kind of alcohol or DUI,” Moreno told reporters. “You’re actually sober and you’re actually driving like that sober? Who’s going to get behind the wheel and drive 100 mph and run red lights?”

A devastated brother of the two dead sisters said he could not come to terms with losing them.

“I still have that feeling that they’re going to walk through the door and it’s always going to be there,” Jose Izquierdo told NBC Los Angeles. “All three girls were jewels. My sisters were the perfect daughters. They were the perfect sisters. They were perfect.”

The brother said his parents were too heartbroken to comment about the loss.

“They’re just like every other parent in this world,” Izquierdo told the outlet. “That is what you fear. Again, when you bring a child into this world, you earn that fear and they’re broken. Their world is dark.”

Kimberly had just graduated from nursing school while her sister, who was interested in environmental science, recently landed a job at an animal shelter, KTLA reported.

“This was another night when they went out together and they were responsible and they didn’t drive. [They were] trying to come back home, and this was a time they didn’t come back home,” Izquierdo told the outlet.

“I really wish that Kimberly and Veronica and Juvelyn could see how much love they left here, that they still have here, that they’ll always have here,” he added.

GoFundMe accounts were set up to help cover funeral expenses for the sisters and for Arroyo.

Black was being held in the LA County jail on a $4 million bond; his next court date is Sept. 5. 
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