Friday, October 30, 2015

Korean driver accidentally launches Lexus into air, killing couple in Los Angeles

Korean driver accidentally launches Lexus into air, killing couple in Los Angeles ---

2 killed 2 injured, no charges October 18, 2015 Korean driver accidentally launches Lexus into air, killing couple in Los Angeles Driver of the 2013 Lexus ES 350 was speeding and blasted past a stop sign at the bottom of the offramp. The Lexus driver, identified as Korean American  Key J. Kim, 68, and passenger Young A. Kim [1] 62 then struck and launched off a concrete median, and went airborne hollywood style, shearing off the top of the Toyota pickup truck where high school and now college sweethearts George A. Steward II and Sabrina D. Castillo, both 18 were driving. The car landed on its roof in a Denny’s parking lot.  Both of the Korean Americans involved in the accident sustained critical injuries. The crash is still under investigation, but alcohol and drugs are not suspected, no charges were filed.

The top of a Toyota Tacoma was sheered off by an airborne car in Hacienda Heights killing two 18-year-olds. (Courtesy of KTLA/Korea Times file)
The top of a Toyota Tacoma was sheered off by an airborne car in Hacienda Heights killing two 18-year-olds. (KTLA-TV news screen capture)




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[1] 2 teens dead, Korean couple injured in Hacienda Heights .koreatimesus.com Oct 20, 2015 - Key J. Kim, 68, allegedly exited the 60 highway at the Seventh Avenue exit at “an extremely high rate of speed,” according to a CHP collision ...

High school sweethearts killed in fatal crash in Hacienda ...
www.sgvtribune.com/.../high-school-sweethe...
San Gabriel Valley TribuneOct 19, 2015 - Then came Key J. Kim's 2013 Lexus ES 350, spinning through the air after ... After being told of the crash by a former in-law, he traveled to the site on Sunday, hoping the news was wrong. ... No charges have been filed.

High school sweethearts killed in Hacienda Heights crash ...
www.latimes.com/.../la-me-ln-high-school-sweethearts...
Los Angeles TimesOct 19, 2015 - The Lexus driver, identified as Key J. Kim, 68, and passenger Young A. Kim, 62, sustained serious injuries and were taken to Los Angeles ...

Young couple killed in Hacienda Heights crash identified ...
abc7.com/news/young-couple-killed-in-hacienda-heights...-/1040555/
Oct 19, 2015 - According to the CHP, Key J. Kim, the 68-year-old male driver of the 2013 Lexus sedan, was traveling about 90 mph down the off-ramp when ...

Teen Couple Killed in Hacienda Heights Crash ID'd | NBC ...
www.nbclosangeles.com/.../Teen-Couple-Killed-In-Hacienda-Heig...
KNBCOct 19, 2015 - The woman and man inside the Lexus, identified as Key J. Kim, 68, and his passenger, Young A. Kim, 62, were suspended upside down before ...

2 Hacienda Heights teens are victims in 60 Freeway crash
www.whittierdailynews.com/.../2-hacienda-heights-t...
Whittier Daily NewsOct 19, 2015 - According to the CHP, Key J. Kim was driving the Lexus on the Seventh Avenue offramp from eastbound 60 Freeway, approaching a stop sign ...

High school sweethearts killed in fatal crash in Hacienda ...
wwwgvtribune.com/.../high-school-sweethe...
San Gabriel Valley TribuneOct 19, 2015 - Then came Key J. Kim's 2013 Lexus ES 350, spinning through the air after clipping the 7th Avenue median near the 60 Freeway off-ramp in ...

George A. Steward II and Sabrina D. Castillo, both 18, killed ...
accidentdatacenter.com/.../george-steward-ii-and-sabrina-d-castillo-both-...
Oct 18, 2015 - The woman and man inside the Lexus, identified as Key J. Kim, 68, and his passenger, Young A. Kim, 62, were suspended upside down before ...

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