A nine-month pregnant woman is fighting for her life after a driver plowed into her and at least one other pedestrian in a marked crosswalk in Koreatown on Wednesday night, then took off before officers could get there, police said.
The collision happened just before 9 p.m. near Olympic Boulevard and St. Andrews Place. The impact left the pregnant woman with a brain bleed and in critical condition, according to police. The driver did not stop.
According to ABC7, the woman remains in critical condition and authorities have released few other details. The outlet cited a police sergeant who confirmed the crash location and the number of victims. As of the time of that report, officers were still working to piece together what happened.
Koreatown and citywide traffic safety
The crash lands in a neighborhood that has already seen multiple serious pedestrian collisions in recent months, and it adds to a wider pattern of traffic violence across Los Angeles. Traffic collisions killed 290 people in the city in 2025, and more than 150 of those fatal crashes involved pedestrians, as LAist reported. Local safety advocates have been pushing City Hall to move faster on long-promised Vision Zero improvements on the most dangerous streets.
City response and safety tools
In response to the ongoing toll, the city has been rolling out a mix of engineering and enforcement tools aimed at cutting down on deadly wrecks. That package includes a planned Speed Safety System pilot that would use automated speed enforcement, along with signal-timing changes on problem corridors.
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has outlined the speed-camera pilot and other Vision Zero steps it plans to take this year in official program documents, per LADOT. Planners say those moves focus on streets with a track record of severe collisions, including stretches of Olympic Boulevard.
What the law says
Under California law, leaving the scene of a crash that causes injury is not just callous, it can be charged as a felony. The text of California Vehicle Code §20001 says that a driver who takes off after causing injury faces possible prison time, fines, and tougher penalties if someone dies or suffers permanent, serious injury. The statute requires drivers to stop, provide identifying information, and offer reasonable assistance at the scene.
Authorities have not released any description of the suspect or the vehicle. ABC7 reported that “additional details about the incident were not available.” Anyone who may have video of the crash or other information is urged to contact local law enforcement. We will update this story as police release more details.
