June 30, 2022 / 5:17 AM / CBS Los Angeles

The driver of a speeding vehicle left three injured women, damaged cars and property in its wake before landing on top of a fence in Watts early Thursday morning. 

Los Angeles Police Department officers on the scene detailed that the driver, expected to be traveling at a high rate of speed heading southbound along Compton Avenue, slammed into at least one parked car a little before 2:15 a.m.. After the initial collision the suspect's vehicle continued moving until it jumped a curb, crashed through a cinderblock wall and landed on top of a fence in front of a residence. 

Three women, all in their 20s, were believed to be inside of the speeding vehicle at the time of the crash. Two of the women required medical transport for injuries sustained, while one was able to drive themselves to the hospital. All are expected to survive. 

A home security camera showed the vehicle, a Jeep, flying down the street an a high speed just seconds before the crash occurred.

"We heard like a bomb. It sounded really loud," said Jennifer Perez, whose home the security footage came from. "A girl came out bleeding, it was bad. The other one was on the floor and I just heard everybody screaming."

The jeep plowed through three iron fences in the front yards of homes along the stretch of street, striking several parked cars and a cinderblock wall before somehow getting launched into the air, where it settled on top of a fence just feet from another home in the area. 

"From what it looks like, three to four houses have been affected by this," said LAPD Sergeant David Ramirez. "At least three fences have been removed or damaged because of the vehicle."

The vehicle was also believed to be resting on power lines in the area, prompting an emergency response from Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 

None of the occupants of the home were injured, though the home was hit by some debris. They're happy that no one was hurt, but upset at the circumstances which leaves some of them without cars or a way to get into their home in a normal fashion, as one family had to exit using a ladder while they rushed to work. 

Perez continued to note that this was the third major accident outside of her home in four years, the last resulting in her car getting totaled. 

"The streets pretty empty sometimes, but because it's empty, cars just go really fast," she said. 

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First published on June 30, 2022 / 5:17 AM

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