Driver flees scene after crashing into Mark Twain Branch Library in South LA
Surveillance video shows the car slamming into the front entrance of the library before driving off from the scene - leaving their front bumper behind.
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Surveillance video shows the car slamming into the front entrance of the library before driving off from the scene - leaving their front bumper behind.
According to officers at the scene, the vehicle slammed through the concrete barrier wall before rolling down the embankment several times and landed overturned on the surface street below.
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The thunderstorms are expected to affect the mountain and high desert regions, though isolated storms could find their way into the valleys and coast.
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