Crime & Safety
Authorities ID 90-Year-Old Motorist Killed In Crash
The woman was fatally injured after the car she was driving crashed in a parking lot, damaging four other vehicles and injuring two people.
LONG BEACH, CA — Authorities Tuesday identified a 90-year-old woman who was fatally injured when the car she was driving crashed in a Long Beach parking lot, damaging four other vehicles and injuring two pedestrians.
Officers were dispatched at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday to Spring Street and Palo Verde Avenue, the Long Beach Police Department reported.
Jenny Zavatsky died at a hospital, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported.
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According to police, Zavatsky was behind the wheel of a 2007 Lincoln Continental that sped through a parking lot in the 6400 block of East Spring Street, striking four parked vehicles, two of which struck a 68-year-old man and a 10-year-old boy.
The Lincoln then struck a tree in the 2900 block of Palo Verde Avenue, where firefighters had to extricate Zavatsky from her car, police said.
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The 68-year-old man was taken to a hospital in serious condition and the 10-year-old boy suffered minor injuries. He was released to his parents.
Detectives urged anyone with information about the crash to call them at 562- 570-7355. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at 800-222- 8477 or by visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.
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