The drivers in the illegal Prince George’s County race at which eight bystanders were killed early Sunday morning could be charged with manslaughter, even if their vehicles weren’t involved in the fatal accident, criminal defense lawyers said.

About 15 people, among a crowd of dozens that gathered to watch a street race at the intersection of Indian Head Highway and Pine Drive in Accokeek, were hit around 3 a.m. Saturday by a sedan that was heading northbound on Indian Head Highway. The driver of the sedan was not involved in the race.