Unrestrained Infant Killed In San Gabriel Valley Crash

WEST COVINA, CA — A baby was killed in a car crash in West Covina Thursday, and her mother is recoverig from minor injuries.

The one-month-old girl was unrestrained in the front seat of the car when her mother crashed into a pole, West Covina, police said.

When emergency crews arrived on the scene at 5:16 a.m. in the 2100 block of East Cortez Street, the baby was unresponsive. The infant died a short time later at a nearby hospital.. Her 32-year-old mother, a Covina resident whose name was not released, was also taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, according to West Covina police Lt. Travis Tibbetts.

Anyone with information about the crash was asked to call the West Covina Police Department's accident investigation team at (626) 939-8557.

City News Service and Patch Staffer contributed to this report. Photo: Shutterstock