Second woman dies of injuries from crash
A police pursuit that ended in a car crash last week has claimed a second victim, 19-year-old Jennifer Ho, who died in a hospital Saturday from her injuries.
The crash occurred Thursday when a man fleeing from police in a stolen pickup truck struck the Volkswagen that Ho was driving, killing her mother, 48-year-old Chau Ho of Rosemead.
The collision occurred near Peck Road and Durfee Avenue, said Lt. Santos Hernandez of the El Monte Police Department.
The man, identified as 25-year-old Carlos Dena, fled on foot and hid in murky water in the San Gabriel River before being arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run, grand theft auto and vehicular manslaughter.
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