WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- A taxi cab driver was killed in a suspected DUI crash involving an Uber driver and another vehicle in West Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Saturday.
The fatal crash was reported shortly before 2 a.m. on La Brea Avenue near Fountain Avenue.
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Sheriff's officials said the driver of a red Hyundai was traveling southbound on La Brea Avenue and failed to stop at a red light, according to Sgt. Enrique Mandujan of the West Hollywood Sheriff Station. The Hyundai then collided with a taxi cab and an Uber vehicle, Mandujan said.
The taxi cab driver died at the scene.
The injuries of the others involved in the crash weren't immediately available.
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The driver of the Hyundai was detained pending a felony DUI investigation, Mandujan said.
La Brea Avenue between Fountain and Lexington avenues was closed at least until 9 a.m. as the investigation continued, sheriff's officials said.
City News Service contributed to this report.