This week, a TV journalist was reporting live on a fatal collision when he was interrupted by another collision.
KTLA reporter Gene Kang reported live from the intersection of Hoover Street and 84th Street in South Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, where a 42-year-old man died in a crash late last month.
Police recently offered a $50,000 reward for any information about the driver in the crash that killed Jemmy Chavaria on Feb. 26, and Kang took the opportunity Thursday to discuss the rise in crashes at the intersection.
In the video, he says, “You see Hoover Street here, it’s one of the most dangerous streets in all of Los Angeles.”
Moments later, a black sedan comes into view from the left, and another car approaches the Hoover Street crosswalk.
The black sedan then approaches the blue car, which was approaching the marked crosswalk before turning into a clear parking lot and driving away as its front bumper was seen to be loose and parts falling off.
‘What the – ?’ Kahn could be heard asking as he watched the scene unfold.
He later posted the video on Twitter, calling it a “crazy crash”.
KTLA reporter Gene Kang was reporting live from the intersection of Hoover Street and 84th Street in South Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, where a 42-year-old man was killed last month when a black sedan comes into view from the left like another a car. approaching the crosswalk on Hoover Street
The black sedan then crashes into the blue car as Kang tries to continue reporting.
A KTLA film crew filmed him pulling into an apparent parking lot before driving off.
Kahn later tweeted the video, calling it a “crazy crash” and saying they called 911 after that.
“Our guard Walter Mann yelled ‘back’ and we moved as the car raced towards us,” he later told his precinct.
“He swerved at the last second and crashed into a car.”
Kang said a film crew at the scene immediately called 911 to report the accident, and when the cops arrived they told Kang they suspected the driver of the black sedan was involved in a previous crime and was trying to escape.
As evidence, they took the license plate, which fell off the car during the collision.
In the other car, which did stop, no one was hurt.
The investigation into the crash is reportedly ongoing.
Jemmy Chavaria, 42, left, got stuck and died at an intersection last month.
His wife Angelica Chavarria described how he managed to get her and their 2-year-old son off the road before he was hit by a car on February 26.
Police are now offering a $50,000 reward for any information about who was driving the car (pictured) that hit Chavarria.
The accident occurred as Kang was reporting a collision that killed the 42-year-old father as he was crossing the same street with his wife and son around 7:15 p.m. on February 26.
Police said the family was directed to cross the street by a traffic cop wearing a bright yellow vest and carrying a stop sign when an “impatient” driver pulled into the oncoming lane to let cars that were stopped for the family pass.
Jemmy Chavaria was able to get his wife and two-year-old son out of the way before being hit by a light gray or gold sedan – possibly a Nissan Altima.
He died from his injuries at a local hospital.
“My life has been completely changed by a reckless driver,” the victim’s wife, Angelica Chavarria, told reporters at a press conference on Thursday, when police announced a $50,000 reward to anyone who provides information about the driver’s identity.
“Before I was hit at high speed, my husband was able to show me and my son his unconditional love,” Chavarria said through tears. “He saved our lives.
Police said at a press conference that there have been many accidents on Hoover Street recently, with the number doubling since the start of the pandemic.
And Kang saw it firsthand, saying the hit-and-run he witnessed on Thursday is “just another testament to how scary it is here on Hoover Street.”