Woman Hit In Street Takeover Mysteriously Disappears

LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities are trying to solve the mystery of a street takeover crash that left at least one unknown woman bloodied and unconscious on a South Los Angeles Street recently.

The street takeover happened Saturday at the intersection of Manchester Avenue and San Pedro Street.

Los Angeles police detectives released graphic footage of the incident Friday while calling for witnesses to come forward to help identify the driver and two female victims. The video shows a crowd of cheering bystanders as a red Infiniti G37 does donuts, swerving wildly in a cloud of smoke amid the screech of tires. As the vehicle loses control, it swerves into the crowd of bystanders severely injuring two women including one who may have died.

She can be seen clearly in the video, cheering before she is struck. After the violent impact, she is seen lying in the street bleeding from the head. According to police, bystanders later picked her up and carried her away from the scene. She was wearing a gray sweatshirt with the 340 logo emblazoned across the front.

That's where authorities lost track of her. It's not known if she survived nor where she was taken.

LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno told reporters investigators have been unable to identify the bystander, despite the relatively clear image of her face prior to the impact. He said detectives have reached out to area hospitals and the medical examiner's office, but have not found any cases of seriously injured female patients. Facial-recognition software has also been unable to identify her, he said.

Detectives fear the woman may be still in need of medical help or possibly even dead, and they're hoping the public can help identify her.

"There was no crime reported that night. No calls made to 911," Moreno said.

Investigators intercepted chatter "that would lead us to believe that there is a slight chance that this girl might be deceased. We dont know who she is, where she is our how serious her injuries are," added Moreno.

Police are investigating the case as a hit-and-run and possibily a homicide.

Investigators said a second female bystander also appeared to be badly injured in the video.

Police were also asking for help finding the motorist who was involved in the street takeover and struck the bystanders, saying the driver is a hit-and-run suspect.

The city of Los Angeles has a standing $25,000 reward offer for information leading to suspects involved in injury hit-and-run crashes.

Police asked anyone with information about the driver or the women who were injured in the crash to contact Moreno at LAPD's South Traffic Division at 424-298-7898. Tips can also be submitted through www.lacrimestoppers.org.

Click here to see the crash video.

City News Service contributed to this report.