Violent attempted hit-and-run crash leaves 2 dead in Southern California
Two people are dead after a horrific crash involving an attempted hit-and-run driver Thursday in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of the crash near Arlington Avenue and 29th Street at just before 12 p.m. According to police, the male driver of a black BMW sedan traveling southbound on Arlington Avenue at a high rate of speed rearended a parked UPS truck, possibly sending the sedan airborne where it collided with several cars traveling northbound, as well as other vehicles parked on the street. A female in the front passenger seat and a male in the backseat were both ejected from the BMW. Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the location and declared both victims dead at the scene. Moments after the collision, witnesses told police that the driver of the BMW exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. “Some Good Samaritans gave chase, stayed with him as they called 911,” Det. Ryan Moreno said. “He was eventually