LOS ANGELES, CA – A vehicle hit a scooter and overturned along Silver Lake Boulevard early Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead, four people injured, and the car upside down on the patio of the L&E Oyster Bar.
An employee was upstairs in the L&E Oyster bar when they heard the car crash into the patio. The employee called the police, then fought the fire that had erupted from the overturned vehicle.
The vehicle hit a scooter near Silver Lake Boulevard and Effie Street, then a tree, and finally crashed into the L&E Oyster bar patio. The patio was empty at the time.
The accident is still under investigation and more information will be provided as it is made available.