Early Sunday morning, South Los Angeles bore witness to a chaotic scene as a suspected street race on the 110 Freeway resulted in a fiery multi-car crash. The incident, which took place near Florence Avenue around 2:30 a.m., has been classified as a hit-and-run by the California Highway Patrol. A KTLA report that featured dramatic video captured two sedans—a white and a black one—weaving between traffic at high speeds before colliding with multiple vehicles.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the black sedan sideswiped one vehicle, causing it to crash into a guardrail, while the involved vehicle also struck another car. However, the California Highway Patrol also indicated that no injuries have been reported in connection with the crashes. As detailed by NBC Los Angeles, both instances were hit-and-runs, and a description of the vehicles involved was not immediately available.
The Los Angeles Fire Department arrived on the scene alongside CHP officers, closing all northbound lanes to conduct their investigation and clear the wreckage. LAFD confirmed that no one was transported from the scene of the crash. This account echoes the coverage provided by KTLA, which also noted that the white sedan involved in the race fled without stopping, and that the suspect black sedan and three other badly damaged vehicles were towed.
Street racing has been a plague on Los Angeles roads, with an alarming spike recorded in 2020. The Los Angeles Police Department reported 912 incidents of street racing and takeovers that year, signifying an increase from 319 incidents in 2019. As The Los Angeles Times points out, a pedestrian was killed earlier this year in Los Angeles when struck by a vehicle involved in a street race. The ongoing investigations by CHP's Central Los Angeles office continue as the community reckons with the dangers of illicit racing and its consequences on public safety.
