Overview
- The crash occurred just after 3 a.m. at West Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive during a pursuit involving an Alhambra patrol cruiser and an SUV with three occupants.
- Officer Alec Sanders was taken to Los Angeles General Medical Center and later died; he had served about eight months with Alhambra police after a year with the Long Beach Police Department.
- A female passenger in the SUV died at the scene, a second passenger suffered major injuries, and the driver sustained moderate injuries.
- Authorities said the SUV’s driver is in custody and being questioned by investigators.
- CHP is assisting Alhambra police on the case, with the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office involved as investigators review the cause of the crash and the conditions of the pursuit.