Authorities in Los Angeles, California, recently released footage showing officers attempt to save three teenagers from a burning vehicle in the city.
Bodycam footage posted by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shows officers responding to the crash in Encino on February 20. After rescuing two occupants of the vehicle, officers were alerted that a third person was still in the vehicle, footage shows.
According to local media, officers spotted the vehicle just after midnight driving with its lights off. Officers declined to begin a pursuit, but the vehicle sped off anyway and crashed into a traffic pole, police said.
The driver, a 14-year-old female, and the front seat passenger, an 18-year-old male, were rescued.
A 16-year-old girl, who was seated in the back of the car, was killed in the crash. Credit: LAPD via Storyful
Video transcript
– 10A39, this is related to our traffic stop. When we lit them up, they took off. We were putting out info on failure to yield. They TC’d, Ventura and Balboa. We’re now Code 6, Ventura and Balboa.
– Suspect is TC’d on Balboa and Ventura.
– Let’s make sure they’re all right.
– What are you going to do, do you need a backup?
– Need a backup?
– 67, or 39 negative. Let me get FD rolling. Can you get out?
[KNOCKING]
– No emergency at this time. 10A39, want to make sure of injuries en route to you.
– 10-4, show me en route.
– It’s related to a TC, related to the TC, and the car is starting to catch fire.
– Show alarm for another round of–
[KNOCKING]
– Can you get out?
– No.
– Watch out, I’m going to pop the airbag.
– Yeah.
– 10L90, just make it a backup so units can respond Code Three.
– Any units saying, time for that–
– I can’t open it. I need to get you out of the car.
– Notify vehicle fire at Balboa and Ventura.
– Can you get out the basic?
– Help the backup supervisor.
– Can you open the back door?
– Thank you.
– Trying to cut everybody through, although there could a problem associated with that.
– Watch out, hey, watch out, I’m going to break the window.
[CRASHING]
– I can’t open it. I can’t get out.
– My leg’s hurting.
– You got to get out of the car. You got to get out of the car.
– No.
– Oh.
– No, I can’t.
– Yes, sir. Driver. Driver. Driver, driver, driver. Get the driver out.
– Oh, I can’t get up.
– Is anyone else in the car?
– No, hold on, hold on, hold on.
– Can you get up?
– Hold on.
– Get up, get up.
– I can’t.
– You need to get up.
– Anyone inside?
– Driver, driver, driver. Get the driver out.
– Oh, I can’t see.
– Anyone else in the car?
– Break it, break it.
– Force our people.
– Go in the back. Go in the back.
– Go. Get out, get out. Anybody else in the car?
– All right, hey, we good?
– Hey, it’s only two people in the car, right?
– Three?
– Me, her and, um, we’ll sit.
– Is someone else in the car?
– How many people in the car?
– They said only two.
– Hey, is there another person in the car? Yes or no.
– There’s three.
– Three?
– There’s three.
– Get back off the street, sit there.
– Go back, before you’re in green. There’s another, three in the car.
– I didn’t see anybody in the back seat when I opened it.
– No?
– No.
[SIRENS WAILING]
– You sure?
– Let’s double check, though.
– See.
– I didn’t see anybody.
– It’s going to blow up.
– I would advise you–
– A person back there by you.
