It is said that lightning does not strike the same place twice. That famous idiom is completely incorrect. Some roads seem to be magnets for incidents on the road, almost like a lightning rod. A Los Angeles news team caught a collision live on camera while reporting an update on a previous fatal collision.
One night in late February, a fatal crash occurred on Hoover Street in Los Angeles, California. A family of three crossing the street in front of traffic was stopped by a guard crossing the church. According to eyewitnesses, a frustrated driver swerved into the opposite lane and sped up.
A sedan, believed to be a Nissan Altima, was brought towards the family. Jemmy Chavarria, 42, pushed his wife and two-year-old son out of the way. He was hit by a sedan and immediately fled the scene. Chavarria was taken to the hospital, where he battled his injuries.
Last Thursday, Angelica Chavarria said in a press conference, “My life was completely changed by one reckless driver. Before being hit at high speed, my husband was able to show me and my son his unconditional love. He saved our lives.” The conference is organized to try and get advice from the public. A $50,000 reward is being offered for any information that leads to the driver’s arrest.
That’s how the most recent crash on Hoover Street was captured on camera. KTLA covering the convention for hit-and-run Where two cars collided behind Gene Kang, reporter at the scene. According to Kang, the Honda sedan was coming towards him and his crew but swerved and crashed into another sedan. The driver of the other vehicle was unharmed. The Honda climbed the curb and fled the scene down the same street it approached the intersection from.
