2 killed by suspected DUI driver in Inglewood pursuit crash
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - A man and woman in their 20s were killed when a suspected impaired driver being chased by authorities plowed into their vehicle in Inglewood, authorities said Thursday morning.
Officials said the chase lasted for an estimated 60 seconds.
Officers saw a blue Dodge pickup truck speeding and running a red light on Century Boulevard near the 405 Freeway at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, then the driver got on the northbound San Diego Freeway and officers tried to pull the truck over, but the driver fled, California Highway Patrol Officer Franco Pepi said.
The suspect exited the freeway at Manchester Avenue and led officers on a pursuit on Inglewood streets, eventually turning north on Glasgow Avenue and crashing into a sedan traveling eastbound on Olive Street, Pepi said.
Surveillance video from nearby shows the moment the collision occurred. Right after the collision, video shows the driver of the pickup truck getting out of the car and running down the street being followed by an officer. He was quickly captured by officers.
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The two victims, a 23-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, were trapped in the wreckage and had to be freed by Los Angeles County firefighters. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was taken to a hospital, where he died, Pepi said.
Community remembers couple killed by suspected DUI driver in Inglewood chase crash
A man and woman in their 20s were killed when a suspected impaired driver being chased by authorities plowed into their vehicle in Inglewood, authorities said.
Investigators were looking into the possibility the pickup truck driver was under the influence of a drug or narcotic at the time of the crash, Pepi said.
The names of the suspect and victims were not disclosed.