Man In Custody Following Fatal Traffic Crash In North Hills

NORTHRIDGE, CA — A Canoga Park man allegedly driving while impaired was arrested after running a red light and causing a fatal crash in North Hills, police said Thursday.

The crash occurred about 7 p.m. Wednesday on Woodley Avenue at Parthenia Street, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

Manuel Sandoval, 26, was injured in the crash and taken to a hospital, where he remains in police custody, the LAPD reported. Sandoval is expected to be booked on suspicion of murder, police said.
Sandoval allegedly was driving a 1999 Chevrolet pickup that was "traveling at a high rate of speed southbound (on) Woodley Avenue when it ran a red light and collided with a white Nissan sedan," police said in a statement.

"The Nissan was negotiating a left turn onto westbound Parthenia Street from Woodley Avenue when the collision occurred," police said. "The force of the collision forced both vehicles to travel in a southwest direction causing the Chevrolet pickup to overturn and the Nissan to collide with the sidewalk and a light pole."

The Nissan driver, a woman in her mid-30s, died at a hospital, police said. Her name was withheld, pending notification of her relatives.

Anyone with information about the case was urged to call the LAPD Valley Traffic Division at 818-644-8033; 877-LAPD-247; or Crime Stoppers at 800- 222-TIPS.

City News Service