LOS ANGELES – A 42-year-old stolen vehicle suspect in a brief police pursuit that ended in a fatal crash in Winnetka was booked for murder and being held without bail, the Los Angeles Police Department reported Monday.
Kevin Joseph Larrea was arrested Sunday in Pacoima, police said.
The crash occurred about 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Saticoy Street and Mason Avenue, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said.
Seconds before the crash, officers began to pursue a vehicle because its license plate did not match the description of the vehicle to which it was supposed to belong, police said.
The pursued vehicle was southbound on Mason Avenue when it struck a westbound vehicle on Saticoy Street, which caused it to strike two more vehicles, Im said.
A woman in the initially struck vehicle died at the scene, he said.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the woman Monday as 46-year-old West Hills resident Cristina David.
Three other people were injured in the four-vehicle collision. Their ages and genders were not immediately available.
