Driver Killed After Car Splits in Half in Fiery Crash
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 2:00 AM 6-20-25
LOCATION: 17557 W VICTORY BLVD
AREA/CITY: Encino CA
DETAILS:
- A black sedan slammed into a street on Victory Blvd just East of White Oak Ave.
- The car split into two pieces.
- The driver was ejected and ended up next to the car, deceased.
- Ring video shows a man, unknown to anyone in the neighborhood, going up to a house and asking for help before disappearing before police arrived.
- Unknown if the man in the ring camera was in another vehicle that was racing with the deceased.
- All the residents woke up to see a mangled car and a body surrounded by flames created by the ruptured car’s gas tank.
- Debris flew all over the street. One tree ended up in front of a white BMW that was parked on a driveway. The deceased’s car windshield ended up in front of a house on the sidewalk.
HANDLING AGENCIES: LAPD