Memorial Day Double Fatal Crash
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 6:28 am 5-26-25
LOCATION: Garfield Ave and Imperial Hwy
AREA/CITY: SOUTH GATE
DETAILS:
SOUTH GATE (CNS) – One person was killed and another person was rushed to a hospital from a fiery, two-vehicle crash Monday in South Gate, authorities said.
Firefighters and paramedics dispatched at 6:28 a.m. Monday to the intersection of Imperial Highway and Garfield Avenue reported one person dead at the scene, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department public information officer.
Paramedics rushed one person to a hospital, he said. That person’s condition was not immediately known.
ABC7 reported that the crash occurred at a 7-Eleven parking lot, and was possibly connected to a domestic dispute on Exeter Street in Paramount, about four miles away. The caller said the suspect was arguing with someone outside his apartment for more than an hour.
The suspect drove away when deputies arrived, the station reported. Deputies followed the suspect for a short time, but lost him.
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