At least one person was killed after a pursuit driver attempting to evade police crashed into another vehicle. As seen on air on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m on Nov. 23, 2024.
A woman killed over the weekend when she was struck by a driver involved in a chase in Winnetka has been identified.
Cristina David, 46, died at the scene of the crash Saturday afternoon in the San Fernando Valley community.
She was driving a Tesla westbound on Saticoy Street when her car was hit by a white SUV that was southbound on Mason Avenue. That driver, who was involved in a brief police chase that began after a report of an auto theft, ran a red light before colliding with the Tesla, police said.
A LAPD spokesperson said the chase lasted about one minute before the driver ran the red light.
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David died at the scene. Items were placed over the weekend at a memorial near the site of the crash.
Occupants in several other vehicles in the crash were injured.
The stolen SUV ended up on its side.
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LAPD said they arrested 42-year-old, Kevin Joseph Larrea on Sunday as the suspect in the pursuit. He was booked for murder and being held without bail.
According to a 2023 report to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, there were about 4,200 LAPD pursuits from 2018 through March of 2023. About 25% ended in death or injury crashes.
