A motorcyclist and his passenger were killed early Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles.
The motorcyclist was later identified as Whittier resident Edgar Inda, 29, according to Investigator Selena Barros of the coroner’s office.
The crash happened just after midnight on Washington Boulevard east of Santa Fe Avenue, said Officer S. Hui of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Traffic Division.
Inda was driving the motorcycle eastbound on Washington Boulevard past Santa Fe Avenue when he lost control at a curve and struck the center divider.
“He was probably speeding,” Hui said. Both Inda and his passenger were ejected and neither was wearing a helmet.
Inda was pronounced dead at the scene, Hui said. The woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
—City News Service