A lady was killed after a driver slammed into her, a number of different pedestrians and occupied automobiles in Lengthy Seaside on Saturday night, and new data from police signifies that the crash might have been intentional.
Officers first responded to the world of Aquarium Means and Shoreline Drive at 6:34 p.m. on experiences of a collision involving a number of autos and pedestrians.
Upon arrival, first responders found a girl mendacity within the roadway “who appeared to have been struck by a car,” the Lengthy Seaside Police Division mentioned.
Lengthy Seaside Fireplace Division personnel rendered medical help to the girl, however she succumbed to her accidents on the scene.
She was recognized as Romelia Cuarenta Aguilar, 60, of Lengthy Seaside.
A number of different people have been injured on account of the probably intentional crash, and though authorities wouldn’t elaborate on what number of victims have been transported to close by hospitals, they did say that they have been all in secure situation.
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A lady was killed after a significant collision that additionally despatched a minimum of a minimum of one different individual to the hospital in Lengthy Seaside, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA) -
A lady was killed after a significant collision that additionally despatched a minimum of a minimum of one different individual to the hospital in Lengthy Seaside, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA) -
A lady was killed after a significant collision that additionally despatched a minimum of a minimum of one different individual to the hospital in Lengthy Seaside, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA) -
A lady was killed after a significant collision that additionally despatched a minimum of a minimum of one different individual to the hospital in Lengthy Seaside, CA on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (KTLA)
“In the course of the preliminary investigation, officers found proof main them to consider the collision was probably intentional,” Lengthy Seaside police mentioned in a launch. “Detectives decided the suspect, driving a Chevrolet Bolt, was touring eastbound within the westbound lanes of Shoreline Drive at Aquarium Means at a excessive price of velocity when he drove by a crimson mild and struck the pedestrians and a number of occupied autos with out slowing.”
Because of the “suspicious circumstances” of the incident and present worldwide occasions, the FBI responded to the scene.
“At the moment, there is no such thing as a indication that this incident was an act of terror nor related to the present violence in Israel,” authorities mentioned. “Nevertheless, the investigation is ongoing.”
The suspect remained on scene and was recognized as 46-year-old Los Angeles resident Khalid Yagobbi.
After receiving remedy at a neighborhood hospital, Yagobbi was taken to the Lengthy Seaside Metropolis Jail, the place he was booked for homicide. He’s being held on $2,000,000 bail.
A motive for the crash has not been established.
Anybody with data is requested to contact Murder Detectives Sean Magee and Juan Carlos Reyes at 562-570-7244.
To submit ideas anonymously, name L.A. Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or go to their web site.
