A 22-year-old man, identified as Jordan Kahari Isaac, has been charged for a suspected DUI crash that resulted in the death of a couple and their young daughter, while leaving another toddler hospitalized in South Los Angeles. The incident occurred on December 31 when Isaac, allegedly driving while intoxicated, crashed into the family’s vehicle at the intersection of Normandie Avenue and 60th Street in the Harvard Park neighborhood.
According to the Los Angeles police, Isaac was driving at a speed of over 60 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone when he ran through a stop sign and collided with the family’s car. The impact was so severe that it caused the family’s vehicle to hit a street sign, resulting in the death of Jose Manuel Pasgagasa, 49, on impact. His wife, Luisa Arenas, 26, and their two daughters, 5-year-old Mia and 1-year-old Hanna, were critically injured and transported to the hospital. Unfortunately, Arenas and Mia later succumbed to their injuries, while Hanna remains hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit.
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Surveillance cameras captured the moments before the crash, showing Isaac’s SUV speeding down a side street followed by a red sedan. The driver of the red car had been rear-ended by Isaac and was chasing him. Witnesses reported that the red car stopped at the stop sign, while Isaac continued through it. The collision resulted in the destruction of both vehicles and scattered debris on the road.
Several good Samaritans who heard the crash rushed to help as smoke started coming from the car. The impact of the crash was described as an explosion. The tragic incident has devastated the family, who had recently moved to Los Angeles from Colombia.
Isaac has been charged with multiple offenses, including three counts of murder, three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and hit-and-run driving resulting in injury to another person. He is currently being held on $6.1 million bail and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the victims’ family with medical and funeral expenses. L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón expressed his hope that others would learn from this senseless tragedy and emphasized the need for severe consequences for such reckless actions.
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