Officers Arrest Manuel Sandoval in Fatal DUI Crash on Woodley Avenue [North Hills, CA]

North Hills, CA (March 06, 2022) – On Wednesday, the authorities arrested 26-year-old Manuel Sandoval in a DUI crash on Woodley Avenue killing a mid-30s Nissan female driver.

The fatal incident happened about 7 p.m. at Parthenia Street.

Sandoval was driving a southbound 1999 Chevrolet pickup at a high rate of speed when it ran a red light. Sandoval’s vehicle collided with a white Nissan sedan,.

“The Nissan was negotiating a left turn onto westbound Parthenia Street from Woodley Avenue when the collision occurred,” authorities said. “The force of the collision forced both vehicles to travel in a southwest direction causing the Chevrolet pickup to overturn and the Nissan to collide with the sidewalk and a light pole.”

Immediately, the paramedics rushed the Nissan driver to a hospital where she died. Officers withheld her identity pending notification of kin.

Similarly, Manuel Sandoval sustained injuries from the collision. Rescuers took him to a hospital where he remains in police custody.

Sandoval is expected to be booked on suspicion of murder.

Meanwhile, please reach out to the LAPD Valley Traffic Division at 818-644-8033; 877-LAPD-247; or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS if you have further details on this crash.

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Sweet Lawyers extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the woman who died in the DUI crash on Woodley Avenue. May the bereaved find solace in this extremely painful time.

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