3 killed in hit-and-run crash in the San Fernando Valley
Three people died after a hit-and-run crash in a San Fernando Valley intersection Friday night.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the three-car collision happened at around 9:35 p.m. near 9350 N. Woodman Avenue in Panorama City. The Los Angeles Police Department said the suspect fled after the crash.
According to the LAFD, the driver of a minivan was found dead following the collision. Another man, 35, was trapped inside the same van and was later extricated and transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
The driver was identified as Clemente Meza Guerrero, 24, by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Monday.
A pair of occupants of a Ford Mustang, a man and a woman, were pronounced dead at the scene. They were identified as Adrian Carrillo, a 26-year-old U.S. Marine, and his girlfriend, Heybi Herrera-Bautista, 25.
"Investigators believe the driver of the minivan was fleeing the scene of an unrelated collision prior to this crash," said LAPD officers in a news release. "Following the collision, the driver of the Honda Civic exited the vehicle and fled the scene."
Police said that three other people who were also involved in the crash declined medical transport to the hospital.
No suspect information was released.
LAFD urged drivers to use alternate routes because the intersection was closed for an extended period of time that lasted into early Saturday morning.
Anyone with more information was asked to contact LAPD detectives at (818) 644-8116.
