SUV Plows Into Baldwin Hills Home, Kills Woman And Traps Others

BALDWIN HILLS, CA — A woman died Saturday and two others were hospitalized when an SUV crashed into a one-story home in Baldwin Hills and severed a natural gas line.

Firefighters responded to the single-vehicle crash at 1:23 a.m. on the 3900 block of South Buckingham Road, just south of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Two Los Angeles Police officers arrived and attempted to rescue two residents who were trapped inside the residence, Humphrey said. No fire was reported.

A woman living at the location was pronounced dead at the scene.

A male resident and the SUV driver were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Humphrey said.

The police officers sustained minor injuries and were treated by paramedics but declined to be taken to a hospital.

Southern California Gas Company arrived to assist with securing the natural gas leak.

- City News and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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