A crash in South Gate left three people dead on Sunday. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 5, 2023.
Three people were killed and at least one person was injured in a multi-vehicle crash Sunday in Lynwood.
Many gathered at the crash site to hold a vigil and mourn the three victims.
The incident began in South Gate when a police officer saw what he believed was a catalytic converter theft in progress, the station reported. That's when the would-be thief fled the scene, prompting a police pursuit.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 2:10 a.m. to State Street and Tweedy Boulevard in Lynwood, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher, who said paramedics rushed two people to a hospital.
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One person died at a hospital and two people died at the crash scene, according to a watch commander at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Century station. The sheriff's department was handling the crash investigation.
The condition of a second hospitalized person was not immediately known.
Two victims were identified Monday by the coroner's office. Flavio Balderas was a 60-year-old Compton resident and James Griffin was a 20-year-old resident of Los Angeles, the coroner's office said.
