A 15-year-old boy who was killed in a traffic collision following a police pursuit of a DUI suspect in Westchester was identified Monday.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division began pursuing an allegedly intoxicated suspect in an SUV around 1:30 a.m. Friday. The chase ended in the 10000 block South Sepulveda Boulevard when the suspect crashed into a blue Honda sedan, LAPD Officer Nelson told City News Service.
Television footage depicted the SUV nearly split in half after the collision.
A passenger in the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene and a person in the Honda was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition. The Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner identified the passenger on Monday as Glendon Robateau.
The driver of the SUV tried to leave the scene but was captured and arrested, police said.