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Ride-share driver killed in South LA hit-and-run crash, 1 in custody
A screenshot from KPCC media partner NBC L.A. shows investigators at the scene of a hit-and-run crash that killed a ride-share driver on January 14, 2017.
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The intersection of Arlington Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Leimert Park was the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash involving two vehicles on January 14, 2017.
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One person is in custody in connection with a hit-and-run accident that left an Uber driver dead.
The crash happened early Saturday morning at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Leimert Park.
The ride-share driver has not been identified by authorities but her family has told multiple media outlets — including KPCC media partner NBC4 — that she is Folesha Parker-Iverson.
Her daughter Chales Parker told NBC4 her mom worked at a Fontana High School and drove for Uber to make extra money for her and her sister.
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At the scene of the accident, two people were seen running away from vehicle, leaving it behind in the intersection, said Officer Liliana Preciado of the LAPD Media Relations division.
This story has been updated.
The intersection of Arlington Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Leimert Park was the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash involving two vehicles on January 14, 2017.
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