Los Angeles is reeling from a fatal hit-and-run incident that took place on a quiet Sunday morning in Gardena, where a 29-year-old driver, now identified as Marian James, collided with another vehicle and then departed the scene, only to be arrested outside her home later. KTLA reported that the crash, which authorities received calls about at approximately 7:38 a.m., occurred near the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and 135th Street.
First responders found the vehicles upon arrival and quickly sought to aid an unresponsive driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, the identity of the victim has been withheld pending the notification of next of kin, and at the same site, officers realized the other driver, Marian James, had absconded. CBS News Los Angeles relayed, citing that James had been driving southbound on Van Ness and allegedly ran a red light before hitting the second vehicle.
The Gardena Police Department subsequently located James and arrested her for manslaughter, not long after she left the accident site. The release clarified that James was arrested outside her residence in the City of Los Angeles, and she is currently being booked at the Gardena Police Department.
Investigators from both the Gardena Police Department's Traffic Bureau and the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office are scrutinizing the circumstances of the collision to shed further light on this tragic event, authorities are urging witnesses or anyone with pertinent information to reach out to Sergeant Daniel Guzzo or Investigator Jose Zamudio, as per the Gardena Police Department's press release.
