Police allege the driver ran a stop sign before striking the teen and his sister, and that she later fled the scene.
Los Angeles, CA - October 29, 2026
Los Angeles police have arrested a 28-year-old woman suspected in a hit-and-run crash in Hyde Park that killed a 16-year-old boy. His sister was seriously hurt. LAPD said it planned to release more information about the arrest.
Key Facts
- Date: About 9:35 p.m. Sept. 22
- Location: Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA, at 60th Street and 10th Avenue
- Type of crash: Hit-and-run; police allege the driver ran a stop sign
- Vehicles involved: Blue 2025 Nissan Sentra; red Honda Accord
- Injuries / fatalities: One 16-year-old killed; his sister hospitalized with severe injuries
- Responding agencies: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
- Reported by: MyNewsLA.com
Crash Overview
Police allege that the driver, Raygine Glentasia Evans, 28, was heading east on 60th Street at 10th Avenue in a blue Nissan Sentra. They say she went through a stop sign going roughly 80 mph, hitting the teen and his sister, Vicky. Hernan died at the scene.
Police said the car kept moving until it hit a parked vehicle. Evans and a female passenger then got out and fled in an unknown direction. Police said the two took some items from the car before someone driving a red Honda Accord picked them up.
On Wednesday morning, around 10:30, officers took Evans into custody in Los Angeles. She was booked into county jail and held in lieu of $3.255 million bail.
People Involved
- Raygine Glentasia Evans, 28: The driver, arrested by police.
- Hernan Martinez, 16: Died at the scene.
- Vicky Martinez: Hospitalized with severe injuries. Her brother, Eliseo Martinez, told reporters that their mother pulled Vicky away from the car and that Vicky suffered a fractured pelvis and needed surgery. The mother was not struck.
- Joannae Shavon Rosby: Identified by police as the passenger.