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Deadly Pasadena hit-and-run
Authorities arrested a 30-year-old in connection with the fatal crash.
PASADENA, Calif. - Investigators with the Pasadena Police Department say a suspect who took off following a hit-and-run crash that left two dead is in custody.
The two-vehicle crash was reported around 9:15 p.m. in a residential area located at the intersection of North Raymond Avenue and East Penn Street on Wednesday. The area is near Washington Elementary STEM Magnet School.
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PREV. COVERAGE: Search for 2 Pasadena hit-and-run suspects
The search continues for two suspects who left a crash that killed two people in Pasadena.
Authorities said the driver of a white Lincoln Navigator was traveling northbound on Raymond Ave. at a high rate of speed when the SUV collided with a Nissan sedan and a parked vehicle. Following the crash, the driver and their passenger ran away from the scene.
A man inside the Nissan was declared dead at the scene, while a woman was taken to the hospital where she died.
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2 people killed in hit-and-run crash in Pasadena
The search is on for the driver of an SUV who took off following a deadly hit-and-run crash, officials said.
Pasadena PD investigators sought two suspects following a hit-and-run crash on Oct. 18, 2023. (ONSCENE.TV)
On Friday – about two days after the deadly crash – Pasadena PD announced 30-year-old Jeffrey Butler, of Altadena, was arrested. Butler was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run resulting in death and possibly violating parole.
Earlier in the investigation, the search was on for a second suspect, but it is unknown if police are still looking for that person.