Man pleads not guilty to deadly street race in San Jose

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A young man accused in a deadly street race entered a plea of not guilty in court on Monday. Gabriel Esparza faces charges of manslaughter.

Police say the 18-year-old and another driver, 23-year-old Manuel Anthony Maldonado-Avalos, held a street race last month on Yerba Buena Road in San Jose.

At least one of the cars careened onto the sidewalk, striking and killing 24-year-old Kiran Pabla, who was jogging near her home.

Prosecutors claim the drivers were going 75 miles per hour.

The defense says a witness claims sparse appeared to be going the speed limit.

Maldonado-Avalos, returns to court next month.