University of Southern California Student Killed in Exposition Park Pedestrian Accident at West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harvard Boulevard
Los Angeles, California (December 11, 2021) – A University of Southern California student who died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday afternoon in the Exposition Park neighborhood in Los Angeles has been identified as 21-year-old Arian Rahbar.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the deadly crash happened at around 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of West Jefferson Boulevard and South Harvard Boulevard.
Police said two vehicles were street racing when one of them struck the student who was crossing the road inside a crosswalk.
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Rahbar was killed in the crash.
The involved driver stopped at the scene and cooperated with the police. The authorities eventually arrested the two male motorists.
No other details were given.
The crash remains under investigation.
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