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The Hill
17 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hill
Several injured after vehicle drives into crowd leaving soccer match: California officials
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) — A vehicle allegedly plowed into a crowd near SoFi Stadium and the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Saturday night, injuring at least six pedestrians, according to officials. Six people were found with minor injuries and taken to area hospitals, the Los Angeles County Fire Department told Nexstar's KTLA. The incident happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. In an update provided around midnight, L.A. County Fire said the total number of patients was six. However, the Inglewood Police Department said it is still working to confirm the total number of people injured. KTLA's Rich Prickett reported that witnesses said one of the individuals injured may have been a 14-year-old boy, but authorities have not confirmed the ages of the victims. In addition, footage from Sky5 showed a large paramedic and law enforcement response at the scene, with multiple firetrucks blocking off traffic as investigators responded to the area. L.A. County Fire said it is unclear how the crash occurred, and could not immediately provide details on the driver or vehicle involved. However, footage from showed a sedan with severe front-end damage, and investigators setting up a perimeter and a canvas next to the debris from the crash. Mayor James Butts, Jr., told local reporters that the driver allegedly told authorities thaty he had fallen asleep behind the wheel. He was also taken to the hospital. The crash, which officials declared a mass casualty incident, took place just as fans were leaving the CONCACAF Gold Cup match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic at SoFi. The match at SoFi Stadium drew 54,309, the Associated Press reported.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
Theft suspect killed in crash on 210 Freeway following police pursuit that reached 115 mph
A high-speed police pursuit on the 210 Freeway in Los Angeles County ended in a violent collision that killed the suspect. A California Highway Patrol official confirmed that the suspect was pronounced dead at 11:18 a.m. on Friday by L.A. County Fire officials who responded to the crash. The driver was the only one in the car, and no one else was injured in the crash, a CHP official said. The pursuit began in Camarillo with officers from the Ventura County Sheriff's Department and continued through Thousand Oaks and into Simi Valley, where CHP officers took over. Read more: Police pursuit ends dramatically with SWAT team and armored vehicles on home's front lawn The incident began when officers responded to a call about a grand theft in a large department store in Camarillo at around 10 a.m., according to Sgt. Monica Smith of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department. Responding officers then identified a vehicle they believed to be involved in the theft and attempted to make a traffic stop. The pursuit began shortly after the suspect refused to pull over for officers. The suspect was driving at speeds higher than 115 mph, according to helicopter footage from KTLA. The crash took place eastbound on the 210 Freeway, just west of State Route 2. The driver plowed into the back of a truck, with the front driver side of the car making a hard impact with the rear passenger side of the truck. Parts of the front and side of the suspect's vehicle were torn off of the car. CHP officers attempted to treat the suspect before L.A. County Fire officials responded and declared the driver dead. Officials from both CHP and the Ventura County Sheriff's Department did not provide any additional details about the suspect. Traffic was closed Friday along the 210 Freeway near the crash scene. One lane of traffic was opened Friday afternoon, but three lanes on the eastbound side remained closed. The transition road from the 210 to the 2 also had three lanes of traffic closed for an unknown duration, CHP officials said. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
