REDWOOD CITY — An inmate who was found deceased Saturday at San Mateo County’s Maple Street Correctional Center has been identified as one of the men who participated in a street race that killed the parents of twins in Redwood City.
The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Kyle Harrison, 25, a resident of Redwood City. Harrison had been sentenced to eight years in prison in February for his involvement in the fatal street race.
Sheriff personnel discovered Harrison unresponsive in his cell around 4:50 p.m. Saturday. They provided lifesaving measures while waiting for medical staff to arrive, but Harrison was pronounced deceased by emergency service personnel at the facility.
The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office and Sheriff’s detectives are conducting independent investigations into the man’s death, authorities said.
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Harrison had pleaded no contest to two counts of felony vehicular manslaughter and one count of felony engaging in a speed contest resulting in death or great bodily injury.
On Nov. 4, 2022, Harrison and a teenage boy who met at a stoplight raced at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour on a street with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour. The teenager’s car crashed into the car of Greg Ammen, 44, and Grace Spiridon, 42, killing them and orphaning their twin 7-year-old daughters, who were also in the car at the time of the crash.
The teenager was sentenced to 90 days of home monitoring in January.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.