Teen Killed in Crash With Suspected Drunk Driver
A teen-age girl was fatally injured and her two companions were hurt when a driver suspected of being drunk crashed into the back of their car as they waited for a traffic light in Redondo Beach early Sunday, authorities said.
The victim, Brady Grasinger, 15, of Rancho Palos Verdes was a passenger in a car stopped at 177th Street and Hawthorne Boulevard that was rear-ended shortly before 3 a.m. The driver and another passenger, both teen-agers from Rancho Palos Verdes, were treated for minor injuries. Grasinger was taken to South Bay Hospital, where she died about 11:30 a.m.
Police arrested Raul Sanchez Ramirez, 27, of Lawndale at the scene. He was booked at Redondo Beach jail on suspicion of felony drunk driving and held in lieu of $25,000 bail.
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