LOS ANGELES- Two people have reportedly died in a traffic collision Sunday morning.
The suspect, a man his 30s, was driving a white Jeep Wrangler Rubicon that struck a white BMW that was exiting a drive-thru restaurant at the corner of Normandie and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, officials said.
The crash was reported at 12:37 a.m.
The two occupants inside the BMW, a 21-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division.
The suspect fled the scene on foot and was later arrested at his home.
“After the collision, the driver fled immediately on foot. There were witnesses that basically gave chase, followed him, tried to stay within eyesight of the suspect, which eventually led to his being taken into custody,” LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno told reporters at the scene.
One person at the scene who heard the crash estimated to ABC7 that the Jeep was going as fast as 80 mph. The station also reported that police were looking into whether alcohol and/or nearby street racing activity were factors in the crash.
Their identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
City News Service contributed to this report.
