Teenage Driver Suspected in Deadly Culver City Hit-and-Run Charged with Manslaughter

CULVER CITY, CA -- The teenage driver suspected in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 33-year-old father has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, the Culver City Police Department announced.

The crash was reported at about 11 a.m. Saturday on Washington Boulevard at La Cienega Boulevard, according to police.

Officers had tried to stop a vehicle with no license plates, but the teenaged girl behind the wheel sped through through the busy signal at La Cienega against a red light. It then smashed broadside into another sedan, killing the man and injuring his 8-year-old son. The suspect's vehicle was later found to be stolen.

The female juvenile who was driving the stolen vehicle and three passengers ran from the scene, scattering into a nearby flood channel and a gas station restroom. They were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries suffered in the crash.

The teenage driver has been charged with two felony counts: one for vehicular manslaughter and another for evading a peace officer, police said. The suspect was not identified because she is a minor.

The 17-year-old suspected driver was unlicensed and has a criminal history, police said.

-- City News Service, photo via Shutterstock