A toddler is fighting for her life in hospital after an explosive car crash with an alleged hit-and-run driver that killed her parents and younger sister in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
Hanna Pascagaza, 1, is in the pediatric ICU after the suspect allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into her family’s vehicle at 11:20 p.m. Sunday, according to a GoFundMe set up by the victim’s family.
The accident killed the victim’s father, Jose Manuel Pascagaza, 49; his mother, Luisa Bernal, 26; and her sister, Mia Pascagaza, 5, according to ABC 7.
The driver, Issac Jordan Kahari, 22, was charged with fleeing after reportedly hitting a male pedestrian in the Lomita area shortly before 11pm
Kahari allegedly then hit the Pascagaza family’s vehicle while traveling at a “high rate of speed,” forcing the car to “forcefully” hit a street sign and fence at the corner of 60th Place and Normandie Avenue, according to the LAPD.
Witnesses who heard the crash described it as an explosion, according to ABC 7.
Hanna Pascagaza, 1, is in the pediatric ICU after a driver ran a stop sign and crashed into their vehicle at 11:20 p.m. Sunday. The accident killed his father, mother and younger sister. KTLA Bernal and Hanna were taken to the hospital in critical condition. KTLA
A good Samaritan began pulling the family from the “smoking vehicle,” police said. Jose Pascagaza was pronounced dead at the scene and Mia was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.
“As soon as I saw the little children in bad condition, with blood around them, I couldn’t help it and I started crying,” Amilcar Lopez told ABC 7.
Bernal and Hanna were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The mother of two died from her injuries on Tuesday.
Hanna remains in the hospital, just days away from her second birthday.
The driver, Issac Jordan Kahari, 22, fled after he allegedly hit a pedestrian just before 11 p.m. Citizen Kahari was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and faces charges of manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter, according to police. Citizens
Kahari was also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and faces charges of first degree murder and aggravated vehicular manslaughter, according to police.
Police believe Kahari was driving under the influence, but a toxicology report is pending, according to ABC 7.
The family of four moved to Los Angeles from Colombia a year ago to build “a better future for themselves,” according to the GoFundMe page.
Police are working with their families in Colombia, according to KTLA.
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