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An accident on Florin Road Friday night left one victim dead and another in the hospital with major injuries.
A 62-year-old female in a Jeep SUV was traveling east on Florin Road near Lindale at 25-35 miles per hour when two pedestrians crossed her path. The 59-year-old female and 40-year-old male were attempting to cross to the north side of the street when the driver hit them. The two were wearing dark clothing and there were no crosswalks in sight, California Highway Patrol reported.
A man is in critical condition after crashing during a possible street race in the Rampart area. Police are looking for a car that left the scene.
Police said the incident happened at about 11:35 p.m. Thursday. The motorcyclist and a car, possibly a white Mitsubishi Lancer, were seen driving at speeds over 60 mph on Sunset Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue.
The motorcyclist lost control and crashed into a wall at a fire station. He was taken to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center with severe head injuries.
Northbound lanes of State Route 125 at San Miguel Ranch Road in Bonita were shut down Friday morning after a fatal chain-reaction crash involving as many as four cars.
The rollover collision that demolished a Jaguar and left the driver, later identified as Christian Franco, 37, ejected on the roadway was reported about 1:45 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said.
It appears that the driver of the Jaguar lost control of the car and crashed into the guard rail. Drivers in the other vehicles could not avoid the wreckage and crashed into it, the CHP said.