On Saturday afternoon, 21-year-old Arian Rahbar, a student of University of Southern California, died after getting struck by a car in Exposition Park.
As per the initial information, the fatal auto-pedestrian accident took place at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Harvard Boulevard at about 3:00 p.m. The early reports showed that two cars were racing when one of them hit the victim who was in the crosswalk. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and cooperated with the officials. The victim was identified as Arian Rahbar on Sunday afternoon.
Both the drivers involved in the crash were arrested; however, charges against the two are unclear at this time. The cars were also taken into police custody – a Dodge and an Infiniti. According to the authorities, the vehicles possibly belong to members from two local car clubs that are known to participate in street racing. No other details were provided.
An investigation is ongoing.
December 13, 2021
Source: losangeles.cbslocal.com
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