Woman killed when SUV crashes into her home during police pursuit
A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when an SUV crashed into their Crenshaw home during a police chase early Saturday.
Los Angeles police were pursuing the driver for reckless driving, said Officer Rosario Cervantes, a spokeswoman for the department.
The pursuit ended when the SUV crashed into the home near 39th Street and Buckingham Road around 1:20 a.m., she said.
One resident, a woman in her 80s, was killed, and a second individual, a man, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, Cervantes said.
A suspect injured in the crash was taken into custody and transported to a local hospital for treatment, she said.
No other details were immediately available.
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