Family members of two of four people killed in a fiery crash on the 605 Freeway in Norwalk in July filed a claim for damages against the California Highway Patrol.

The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, alleges that a CHP officer set in motion the deadly chain of events just before 1 a.m. July 20 north of Rosecrans Avenue.

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Attorneys for the family members of Julie Hamori, 23, and Armand Del Campo, 24, said a CHP cruiser rear-ended a Nissan sedan with two other people inside, leaving the car disabled on the freeway. Attorneys alleged the CHP officer moved the cruiser off the freeway, but did not deploy flares or warnings lights with the Nissan still on the freeway.

Attorneys said the car was struck several minutes l

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