Shocking moment woman is sent flying and knocked out cold by car doing donuts at ‘street takeover’ meetup in Los Angeles
A woman was hit by a car and knocked unconscious during a rowdy “street takeover” event at a notorious Los Angeles intersection.
The incident occurred at the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and West 63rd Street in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Over the weekend, the intersection was plagued by outbreaks of lawless activity, including a vehicle being set on fire.
In footage uploaded to social media, a blonde woman stands in the path of a black sedan as it makes donuts. As the vehicle spins, the woman is pinned down and sent flying through the air. She hits the pavement and rolls onto her back, cold.
Members of the crowd rush towards her, while two bystanders frantically fan her face. One person grabs her arm and tries to lift her limp body before the video cuts.
It is unclear whether the woman was seriously injured. DailyMail.com contacted the Los Angeles Police Department for more information.
A video posted to social media shows a woman being hit by a car and thrown to the ground at a notorious Los Angeles intersection
As a black sedan performs donuts, the woman is pinned down and sent flying to the ground, where she lies unconscious. The incident occurred at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and West 63rd Street in Hyde Park
Street takeovers, also called sideshows, are informal demonstrations of car stunts often held at public intersections.
Drivers burn their tires and perform tricks as crowds of spectators watch. The rallies are also subject to bouts of gun violence and deadly crashes.
Police estimate that fifty cars were involved in the street takeover this weekend. The crowd began to disperse when officers arrived around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
That morning, a Jeep was doused with gasoline and set on fire in the middle of the intersection while another vehicle did donuts around it.
No injuries were reported and no arrests were made, officials said.
In December 2022, a gathering down the street turned deadly when a woman became stuck between a light pole and an out-of-control Chevy Camaro.
Three cars were speeding and drinking donuts at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard when one of the drivers lost control and crashed into a crowd gathered on the sidewalk.
Elyzza Guajaca, a 24-year-old nursing student, was taken to hospital and later succumbed to her injuries.
On Saturday morning, a jeep was doused with gasoline and set on fire at the same intersection. The vehicle burned in the middle of the street while another car did donuts around it
Nursing student Elyzza Guajaca, 24, was killed down the street in 2022 after an out-of-control driver crashed into a crowd, pinning her between a lamppost and his vehicle
Surveillance footage showed the Camaro driver getting out of the car and fleeing on foot after getting into a scuffle with witnesses.
That man, identified as 28-year-old Dante Chapple Young, fled to Arizona before being arrested outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He was charged with murder and his bail was set at $2.2 million.
Early last month, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12 to 1 to launch a pilot program at twenty intersections to combat street takeovers.
Raised center lines will be installed to deter motorists from performing stunts, officials said. The program will cost $80,000.
Speaking to KTLA last year, LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno denounced the illegal gatherings following Guajaca’s death.
‘People are being run over, people are being hit, people are being attacked, attacked. We’re waiting, like, “Where’s the police report?” and they never come forward,” Moreno said.
“It’s kind of sick in a way. This culture is, that’s what they do.
“It’s a bit like a code they use, I think, where someone is nearly beaten to death and he or she doesn’t come forward as a victim.”