Despite witness reports, they strongly maintain that their loved one was not racing at the time of the violent collision. A man and a woman inside the vehicle that crashed died at the scene.įamily members of the woman killed have identified her as Asia Allen-Bookman, 26. Witnesses told investigators they saw two cars speeding down Compton Avenue when one of them collided into the fire truck. Four firefighters suffered minor injuries, two of whom have already returned to work.
The fire truck was on its way to a traffic collision at the time of the crash, said the Los Angeles County Fire Department. at South Avalon Boulevard and East Compton Boulevard, according to California Highway Patrol. Today the Fire Department has 84 sworn employees and five civilian. In 1925, the department converted to professional status, hiring its first paid fire chief and five firefighters, supplementing its current staff of 20 volunteer firefighters.
Authorities previously thought the car was involved in a street race, but now the woman's family is saying they were being chased. The Compton Fire Department was established in 1901, with a small force of volunteer firefighters.
Car involved in deadly fire truck crash in Compton was 'being chased' 00:58Ī man and a woman were killed early Tuesday morning when their vehicle crashed into a Los Angeles County fire truck in West Rancho Dominguez.