Crash on Carmenita Road at Florence Avenue in Los Angeles County, California

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Fatal crash2 vehicles

Reporting agency: CHP Santa Fe Springs Area
Report number: 9550-2025-00075

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

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Where and when

Location: Carmenita Road at Florence Avenue
City, county: Los Angeles County
Collision type: Head-On
Motor vehicle involved with: Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit: 40 mph
Primary collision factor cited: No
Weather: Clear
Light: Daylight
Road surface: No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run: No
People involved: 3
Injured: 2
Killed: 1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2002 Toyota Solara

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded: Vehicle towed
Direction of travel: South
Maneuver: Making Left Turn

Driver, female, 64Restraint: Occupant Lap Belt Not Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Fatal

Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2017 Toyota Highlander

Gray Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded: Vehicle towed
Direction of travel: North
Maneuver: Proceeding Straight

Driver, male, 41Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Possible injury
Passenger, female, 36Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited: VC 21801(A)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition: CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

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About this record

Source: CHP CCRS
Updates: Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here: October 25, 2026
Last updated: October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out: Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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