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2 of 4 family members killed in NYE crash
A father and his young daughter were killed in a horrific crash on New Year's Eve in South Los Angeles' Harvard Park neighborhood.
LOS ANGELES - A father and his daughter were killed after their car was struck by a driver fleeing the scene of a traffic crash on New Year's Eve. Days later, the mother has also died, and the couple's 1-year-old daughter is fighting for her life.
It happened around 11:20 p.m. near 60th Place and Normandie Avenue in South Los Angeles' Harvard Park neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police said an SUV that was fleeing the scene of a traffic collision failed to stop at a posted stop sign when it collided with a small sedan traveling southbound on Normandie Avenue.
A family of four was traveling in that sedan, authorities said. The father was driving, his wife in the passenger seat, and two sisters — a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old — were in car seats in the back, according to officials.
The collision between the SUV and the car was so great, police said, their car was violently forced into a street sign and fence nearby.
Good Samaritans were able to take all family members out of the car following the crash.
The father died at the scene and the older sister died on her way to the hospital. On Tuesday, the LAPD announced that the mother had died from her injuries. The younger sister was still recovering in the hospital.
The SUV driver was treated for non-life threatening injuries at the hospital, authorities said. That driver, who was not identified, is facing possible murder/gross vehicular manslaughter charges.