SYLMAR (CBSLA.com) — Officials say a crash early Sunday between two allegedly drunken drivers ended in tragedy.
A woman who reportedly drove through a red light at Foothill Boulevard and Polk Street around 6:40 p.m. She struck another vehicle and died at the scene, Los Angeles police Sgt. Robert White said.
READ MORE: COVID Vaccination Site Opens In Chinatown To Help Area Seniors With AccessBoth vehicles came to a rest at the southwest corner of the intersection.
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Officers arrested the driver of the second vehicle.
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