Train Hits Car, Killing 1, Injuring 1
A motorist apparently ignored flashing signal lights at a Hawthorne railroad crossing and drove into the path of a freight train, killing a passenger in her car and injuring herself, authorities said Saturday.
The accident occurred late Friday on Southern Pacific railroad tracks at Van Ness Boulevard south of 120th Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The driver, Patricia Knight, 19, of Inglewood, was taken to Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center with unspecified injuries.
Authorities said they will seek vehicular manslaughter charges against Knight when she recovers.
The identity of her 20-year-old passenger was not disclosed pending notification of relatives.
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