A woman was killed when the driver of a Mercedes she was riding in got into a “road rage” crash with a taxi driver, then sped into a concrete wall, Beverly Hills police said today.
The driver may have been drunk or on other drugs, said Beverly Hills police Lt. Lincoln Hoshino n a crash report.
No names have been released, and police would notr reveal if the driver has been cited or arrested.
The Mercedes Benz sedan’s driver was in a minor “road rage” crash involving a taxi cab near Pico Boulevard and Swall Drive in the City of Los Angeles at 11:58 p.m. Friday.
Seconds later, the Mercedes smashed into an Audi SUV at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Swall Drive, in the City of Los Angeles, Hoshino said. It then hit several trees and a concrete wall, he said.
A female passenger in the sedan who was not wearing her seatbelt, and was killed, the police lieutenant said.
An undisclosed number of other people in the white Mercedes Benz were rushed to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries, he said.
