The driver of an Alfa Romeo SUV is on the run Friday and two passengers are hospitalized after they crashed into a tree near the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Encino.
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The crash was reported around 10:30 p.m. Thursday near Woodley Avenue and Burbank Boulevard near the San Diego (405) Freeway where Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters removed one man from the SUV using hydraulic tools, CBS 2 reported.
A second passenger was taken to a hospital and the conditions of the injured passengers remains unknown.
Video from the scene showed debris - including a tire- scattered near the crash scene and heavy damage to its front end.
After crashing into the tree, the driver ran way from the scene.
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