A hit-and-run crash left 3 family members dead and a one-year-old survivor fighting for her life, Los Angeles authorities said.
Minutes before the New Year, Hanna Sofia Cortes Bernal along with her mother, father, and five-year-old sister were struck by a speeding car that blew past a stop sign as the driver fled another crash scene.
The family’s sedan crashed into a fence and caught fire. All four passengers died except Hanna who was not originally expected to survive but began miraculously improving as she remains in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Jordan Kahari, 22, was identified as the hit-and-run driver. He sustained minor wounds in the crash and now faces murder and attempted murder charges.
“We’ve just come through the holidays, which should be a time of celebration and renewal for all of our communities,” LA Police Department Deputy Chief Donald Graham said.
“And yet we’ve had four (fatal crashes) over the weekend that resulted in the loss of six human lives in the city of Los Angeles due to traffic collisions.”
