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Woman Killed in Koreatown Crash as Driver Is Arrested on DUI

LAPD is examining surveillance video, witness accounts, scene damage including a sheared fire hydrant to determine fault

Overview

  • A violent two‑vehicle collision in Koreatown left a woman in her 30s dead and at least one other person injured after one car struck another and one vehicle came to rest against a building.
  • Police say a southbound vehicle on Ardmore Avenue hit a westbound car on Eighth Street, causing one car to spin into a pole and strike parked vehicles and a fire hydrant.
  • The other driver was taken to hospital with injuries and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being released from medical care.
  • LAPD is not treating the case as a hit‑and‑run and investigators are reviewing scene footage, witness statements and physical evidence to clarify the sequence of events and any contributing factors such as alleged speeding.
  • The crash damaged local infrastructure and parked cars and has prompted an active probe that may yield further charges depending on forensic findings and medical and witness evidence.