Two dead, including 1-year-old, in Playa Del Rey hit-and-run crash
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Two people, including a 1-year-old, died after a Sunday morning hit-and-run collision in Playa Del Rey.The two-car crash occurred at 4:34 a.m.on Vista Del Mar Lane near Culver Boulevard.
A southbound vehicle crossed into the northbound lane and struck an oncoming vehicle, Los Angeles police said.Responding officers and emergency officials identified four crash victims at the scene.
One man died at the site as result of his injuries.Paramedics took three others to the hospital.
A 1-year-old child died at the hospital.According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, a woman involved in the collision was in critical condition while in transit to the hospital.
A second man made it to the hospital alive, but his current condition was not known, the LAPD said.The relationship between the victims was not immediately known.The driver responsible for the crash — who drove a white Jeep, ran away from the scene and headed north on Vista Del Mar.They remain at large.The LAPD’s investigation is ongoing.
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He previously worked at The Times as a reporter with the Fast Break team, a member of the 2022-23 Los Angeles Times Fellowship class, as an editorial assistant and intern with Arts and Entertainment and at the Houston Chronicle as a features intern.De Loera is a L.A.
County native and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he maj...