A man wanted for vehicular homicide in connection with a horrific Northeast Philadelphia car crash that killed two teenage girls and a man in July was arrested this weekend, police said.
Police said officers from the Accident Investigation District served a warrant at Christopher Bloomfield's home and arrested him without incident about 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Bloomfield, 20, is accused of driving a 2007 Acura at more than three times the speed limit on Sandmeyer Lane near Red Lion Road in Bustleton the night of July 29.
Police say Bloomfield, who they said may have been street racing another vehicle captured on surveillance cameras at the time, lost control of the car doing about 75 mph at a curve and slammed into a tree. Killed instantly were 17-year-old Sabrina Rhoads, 17-year-old Yvette Gonzalez and 20-year-old Felip Hernandez. Bagdon Arutyunov, 17, suffered severe head trauma in the crash but survived.
Police said Bloomfield will face charges of homicide by vehicle and related offenses.
Family members of the victims have been pushing for an arrest for months after the crash. They told NBC10 they believe Bloomfield was reckless and should be held accountable.
"I think that this is what all the families have pushed for," said Kelly McDade, the aunt of one of the victims. "We just don't want our loved ones to be forgotten."
Erin Gonzalez, the mother of Yvette, said the arrest was "bittersweet."
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"It's what I've been waiting for," Gonzalez said. "But, I still don't have my daughter."
