Los Angeles, California
A Duarte, California man, 22 years old, is being held after allegedly running a red light and smashing into another car, killing its occupant.
A 22-year-old Duarte California man was arrested after allegedly running a red light and broadsiding another car in La Puente, California last night, killing the 61-year-old driver, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Elliott M. Imm was driving south on Valinda Avenue with a female passenger around 11:20 last night when he failed to stop at a red light at Temple Avenue and crashed into the driver’s side of a 2003 Chrysler, CHP Officer Anthony Martin said.
The driver of the Chrysler, a resident of Valinda, California, was pronounced dead at the scene, Martin said. Officials did not immediately release his name, saying his family had not been notified.
The impact also pushed the Chrysler into a 2003 Ford that was traveling parallel to the Chrysler but caused no serious injuries to the driver of the Ford.
Both Imm and his passenger were taken to Queen of the Valley hospital to be treated for their injuries. Martin said he did not know whether alcohol or drugs may have been factors in the accident. The officer said Imm was driving between 35 and 40 miles per hour.
Imm was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail.
In this particular accident, the family of the man killed in the accident has a cause of action for wrongful death against the driver of the car who was at fault.
Furthermore, the passenger in the car the caused the fatal car accident also has a cause of action against the driver who was at fault.
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