KTLA live shot on hit-and-run interrupted by car wreck

Gene Kang reports for the KTLA 5 News on March 10, 2022.
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[@Casey_S]

Reporter: "this is one of the most dangerous streets" Driver: "allow me to demonstrate"

[@truthforyouth1995]

🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@duffledor]

Amazing

[@allstarmedia5019]

lol 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@LeannSerao]

Not a funny situation, but your comment literally made me laugh out loud

[@sammienochez8497]

Lmfaooo gotttiii 🤣😂

[@fifthrider]

This is the most instantly honest and verified piece of reporting I have ever seen.

[@paulchristopherlittle]

lemme guess they gonna say its fake news

[@travismiles5885]

They didn't have time to spin it or any reason too. But then again they could try and convince you not believe what they captured on their camera with your own eyes. The media has been known to do that.

[@JoeMama-li6sd]

They saw pandemic was trending online and went outside trying to blame traffic accidents on it to get clicks... what’s honest and verified about reporting that?

[@imanikaliid881]

absolutely! can't call this "fake news"

[@chitterlingsrtasty]

Rare indeed

[@GaryElGringo]

I was a reporter for a rival station when Gene worked in Louisville. Absolute professional, a great reporter, and overall a nice human being. I wouldn't expect anything less from him seeing this live shot.

[@Klonkus]

we need a news story about them aliens the real ones no bs this time

[@jevthompson9044]

Don't take the v@čcine trust in the LORD ALMIGHTY and if you already taken it please pray to GOD about it because it is a deception.!.!!

[@jevthompson9044]

JESUS is coming soon and JESUS is the only way to salvation accept JESUS as your LORD and SAVIOR today!!

[@jevthompson9044]

Please don't accept the digít@l currency or the Artifici@l intelligence (ai) system that is coming, it is against GOD. who have ears let him hear!

[@esdrasmanrique6457]

You the opps?

[@DippedInInk]

The way the reporter kept his cool and remained professional is top tier.

[@koalabrownie]

I'm not sure "what the ______? holy ______" is remaining professional haha

[@dominicc1981]

@@koalabrowniehaha I think you and I are the only ones who heard that

[@JGMGamer07]

​@@dominicc1981I heard that too

[@jevthompson9044]

Don't take the v@čcine trust in the LORD ALMIGHTY and if you already taken it please pray to GOD about it because it is a deception.!.!!

[@jevthompson9044]

Please don't accept the digít@l currency or the Artifici@l intelligence (ai) system that is coming, it is against GOD. who have ears let him hear!

[@DKLONGHORN]

Reporter: "Its pretty wild out here" *instant proof* Me: "Damn, that's some good reporting"

[@jonathonmoores9137]

😂

[@ElementofKindness]

Not really. It happens several times an hour there.

[@manny9294]

😂😂😂

[@calhuh1232]

😂😂

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Can we all appreciate the cameraman who was able to stay focus and not shake the camera in every directions. 😬

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

I love how the cameraman just follows the cars colliding without hesitation. Props to him.

[@Gaby-eh4bh]

😅

[@StillProtesting]

It's almost like he knew it was going to happen.....

[@finsfan90]

@@StillProtesting Almost like recording a big story is their job, so that will always be their focus..

[@StillProtesting]

@@finsfan90 right. Keep trusting the news. See how far that will get you.

[@finsfan90]

@@StillProtesting I don't actually. Just stating the obvious that the camera guy will follow the story.

[@douglaspinsak1246]

This wasn’t just an accident, it was a hit and run on a segment about a hit and run.

[@fackenoob1105]

With similar looking vehicles 😂

[@iiiKingLongSwipeiii]

With tinted windows and I guarantee it was illegal immigrants

[@jessicaarias7275]

@@iiiKingLongSwipeiiiprobably not, in California illegals have driver’s licenses and insurance, however tinted windows are still popular since the 90’s.

[@iiiKingLongSwipeiii]

@@jessicaarias7275 they've been popular way before the 90s lol I know this everybody else in California really doesn't want to put limo tint or most any tint at all, all the way around their vehicles because they don't want to risk getting tickets and heavy fines and having to go to court for some stupid window tint, and I've started getting limo tint on my vehicles just because I want my privacy now plus it's been getting harder and hotter each and every year and sun damage is a real thing for the inside of a vehicle it also cools down the vehicle on the inside with the right type of tint, but, most likely it's usually always the illegal immigrants that have the tinted windows all the time from front to back side to side limo tint all the way thru... And when they get pulled over they get let go with no ticket they're signing which is a ticket to promise to appear in court. We know what team you support and what music you listen to 😅

[@iiiKingLongSwipeiii]

@@jessicaarias7275 oh and I forgot no they don't have driver's licenses because they are not legally documented.... Obviously you don't have a driver's license either because if you did you would know what you went through to get it and you wouldn't have made such an ignorant comment to reply to me

[@jermainecharles6116]

REPORTER: This is one of the most dangerous streets here in LA. CARS: Let's give them a live demonstration on how dangerous.

[@alancorp3565]

This man is so good that he reports the event before it happens. Well deserving of a raise

[@avonord]

They should call it “minority report”.

[@caseygreyson4178]

@@avonord ???

[@ayo3850]

Your profile pic made me think there was a piece of hair on my phone lmao

[@hugoclarke3284]

@@avonord Until Asians inherit the earth for being smarter (I'm kidding, now we've globalised we can share all the dna)

[@jaydenkong2283]

@@hugoclarke3284 wtf?

[@hansonel]

"This is the most dangerous street in all of Los Angeles." *hit and run occurs to show just how dangerous it is That is some exclusive reporting, give him a raise.

[@The-CoffeeMan]

Plot twist: The reporter had a friend commit a hit and run to give his story more of a punch

[@diollinebranderson6553]

doesnt make sense to give him a raise as if he controlled the situation to happen

[@thecyrenian5988]

You F’n liberal hoot owls.. it was just reported that the driver of the car was a sitting Liberal rep from Arizona.. WHO just happened to be delivering automatic weapons to cartel leaders in LA ..it was reported, the rep received 2 adolescent maids from El Salvador and a competing chip manufacturer in China.

[@DustyCruz]

Yup Hoover and Figueroa. The two worst streets in L.A.

[@jfiyibclfjvqdcx6426]

@@DustyCruz cuz of Illegal Aliens

[@paramnesia2521]

You do a hit and run but leave your bumper with license plate🤦‍♂

[@tallllx]

That was the first thing that came to my mind! lol

[@Fadamor]

Glad to see I was not the only one who noticed. Hopefully the cops noticed as well. In the follow-on video segment I see the cops had left the bumper alone while talking to the victims of the hit and run.

[@BeccaHetrick]

As if the car is registered... Most likely stolen...

[@iiiKingLongSwipeiii]

$1,000 it's illegal immigrants

[@Remember-Death]

@@iiiKingLongSwipeiii Exactly. That's why they *ran* in the first place.

[@nonconnahordeath]

Hats off to Gene and his cameraperson. Total professionalism.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Nobody giving props to the camera operator for catching that accident and panning the camera as it happens 😆

[@noobnoob2068]

Hell yeah! Lol so tired of looking at out of focus sidewalks and clouds

[@noonesperfect]

Yes kudos to cameraman, but this is mere worthless minor accident for him. Cameraman have survived big bang, avalanche, dinosaur attack, explosions as they have traveled through time a lot in history/future lol

[@80timager23]

Give that camera person a raise!!

[@georgea7336]

Lmao, definitely panned in smooth on the car that split!

[@foffndy666]

He understood the assignment.

[@BrittanyCope]

Reporter standing very close to road: “This is the most dangerous street.” *Cars speed past and I instantly am terrified for the reporter.

[@elkabong6429]

Last winter there was a woman reporter who was hit by a slowly moving car as she was on the air! She was not badly hurt, either. It’s here on KZbin. Very scary!

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

Can we all appreciate the cameraman who was able to stay focused and not shake the camera in every direction? Let's just hope the reporter never reporting at an airport...😬 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rImUl4SMmpp9bqc

[@sweetmslovinglife]

I thought he to be close too but it may be the camera. I was on footage once and appeared to be standing where I actually wasn’t.

[@emgo-at7398]

Plot twist: when he said " and now" he meant now! And this happened. For the views. Lol

[@theguywhoasked9562]

I’m terrified for the cars. That man can destroy them by looking at them with his laser eyes. That, my friend, was only 0.232 percent of his power.

[@AriessunvirgomoonlightLibraise]

When I need to laugh I come to this video because the way they kept driving was beyond ignorant , like "welp, I wanted to go this way anyways"😂

[@lanastan3517]

“This is the most dangerous street” Yea I can tell💀

[@jimmyrhino6176]

That's crazy. Covering a hit and run story and another hit and run happens.

[@Robert-mu4bs]

more like a crash and run

[@JohnnytNatural]

I don't even understand how the driver can hit someone so clear like that and then maneuver a run; must be on the phone

[@Maegymini1317]

RIIIGHT!!! I was 😳😨

[@KevinSmith-fw5tb]

To bad he wasn't covering a murder! Imagine seeing someone get stabbed or shot in the background while they're making a report!

[@lamayama8476]

@@KevinSmith-fw5tb that would have been sick yo.

[@Kim-Unearthed]

Newsman: "This is one of the most dangerous streets..." Driver: "And I took that personally."

[@Ghettoaesthetics]

Riiight lmfao

[@jacobcrozier]

💀

[@qualitycrystalsproductions7318]

😂

[@Realgenelive100]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@smileyladyT]

Right on cue smh 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@lycorisradiata666]

"this is the most dangerous road." few seconds later "and we have the evidence."

[@CattleTheCat]

Newsman: “This is one of the most dangerous streets” The Car: *”Observe”*

[@almostatami]

Give Gene and that cameraman a raise please. That was damn good reporting.

[@allstarmedia5019]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@RailWayBandit]

Come on, man! You don’t think they make enough already?

[@larrygonzales7410]

A raise for doing their job???

[@midnightg3593]

They were just lucky to catch it

[@thatssovenus]

@@larrygonzales7410 that's typically what you get raises for... I don't know anyone who got a raise for NOT doing their job.

[@LuigiRandazzo21]

Guy left his bumper + license plate at the scene. Pure genius.

[@andrewsteavpack9079]

My thoughts as well

[@JaredVonBaren]

Probably stolen. I don’t know how many times I had to get new plates in Cali because they’d steal the MFers.

[@grelgen]

@@JaredVonBaren makes me wonder if there's a market for plate securing devices.... or maybe detachable ones you can move inside.

[@Salmiyaguy1]

@@JaredVonBaren wow!

[@siamimam2109]

I wont be surprised if the car didn’t have a front plate to begin with. Reckless drivers be always driving with expired paper plates

[@streetfightsguild7480]

That guy literally hit and run on live run. The driver is crazy!

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

Only in America. Such a nice well balanced country and the envey of the world.

[@ndk4]

The timing of everything was absolutely perfect. One in a billion

[@j-dawg9893]

One in billion? wrecks happen everyday especially in busy intersections.

[@kindiaz4153]

@@j-dawg9893 he was talking about how the car crash was captured on the news

[@jubal9158]

@@j-dawg9893 and the timing of what he just said "its one of the dangerous streets in los angeles" and one second later the accident happens. It coincidence.

[@Scientist_Albert_Einstein]

It is fake! You can hear the horn of the car before the accident at 0:29, it is like they were signaling each other for this "accident" to happen. This kind of news are fake news, they do this for views! The horn goes from 0:29 to 0:35 when the "accident" happens. That's 6 seconds of someone using the horn FOR NO REASON!

[@realcritical-kr2dd]

@@Scientist_Albert_Einstein I'd chase that person that wrecked my car and give him some lead 😈

[@aldoogie824]

His ability to go back into "Newsman voice" was truly incredible. Don't think we didn't catch the "What the Fu..." under your breath.

[@jond8013]

He said like any normal person would he didn’t say it under his breath they blurred it out

[@4nt4r4y]

He said “Holy…”

[@dalekurihara9219]

Hahahaha, LA some of the worst drivers in the country.

[@KodiD420]

He said “Holy…” let’s stop with the theatrics.

[@georgehill3087]

@@4nt4r4y 00:41, he said "what the..." Could be cameraman though.

[@someasiandude4797]

“One of the most dangerous streets in LA” Car: damn right it is *crashes*

[@iamhappy679]

Rest in peace if anyone died 🕊🤍 So sorry to the loved ones My respect goes out to them 🕊🤍

[@dudelove5551]

"This is the most dangerous street" "Copy that, send in the car"

[@venusdelcambre394]

😂 😂

[@justinalexander8524]

That's exactly what I thought 🤣

[@trialoshe7984]

Haha yes 😂

[@heauxkage5611]

😂😂

[@itsADmyguy]

All scripted 😂😂😂😂

[@Saph-Fire]

The timing was impeccable, as if on cue... Reporter: "...SEE WHAT I MEAN??"

[@theolastname8897]

On.. cue, you say? Hmmm.

[@jasonrustmann7535]

There is no way i wouldn't have said something like that if i were him lol

[@Limitless9nyneEnt]

Truman Show Lives On

[@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist3]

Repent to Jesus Christ “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:24‬ ‭NIV‬‬ htt

[@1nfinit3]

"Now take a look at this" Car wrecks "we paid those guys 20k each to do that :)"

[@neldithsajous442]

Well damn! 😩

[@okamijubei]

Talk about a great visual example of the topic during the report. That just shows how dangerous it really is and the city council and the mayor cannot deny that its "not dangerous".

[@reinielldeguzman70]

I like how calm and professional he is after seeing the incident. And also informing the viewers that 911 has been called.

[@StillProtesting]

It's easy to stay calm when you know it's going to happen.

[@Willie-go6dc]

Calm? The reporter was a nervous wreck, look at his face expression and body language, his total demeanor changed after the Live car accident he just wanted to end the Live report and pass it on so he can leave, he was standing pretty near the street level but the cameraman was right in front of him, so he had to remain still until the news report ended or else he would’ve been out of the camera angle. Look towards the end how he leans forward lol trying to get on the middle of the sidewalk as close as possible poor guy just wanted to end the Live report ASAP after the car accident

[@daisiesandpandas1218]

​@@StillProtesting when you point to everything as a conspiracy, you'd be right only because a broken clock is right twice a day.

[@chosenArchitec]

Calm, yes. Professional? Well that's subjective 0:40 wt____ , Holy ____ 🤣 Maybe professionally edited 😄

[@bulleto8192]

It wasn't straight after the incident, they clearly said they saw it on earlier take

[@Bigg1942]

Hit and run driver didn't even hesitate about stopping at the scene of the accident. His getaway was impeccable.

[@HappyPyro808]

Probably wasn’t the first time💀 they knew EXACTLY where they was going

[@yoniharu4999]

Fr 💀 that U turn was way too smooth, bro did not stop

[@lamedavid6145]

His getaway was impeccable but he left his front bumper behind and with it his license plate

[@parisjones659]

@@lamedavid6145 HAHAHAHAH exactly 😂

[@Miggimouse555]

@@lamedavid6145 probably stolen

[@sheikhmahmud7647]

Those who roam the streets doing this and act like nothing will happen if they leave are the worst. May there be law enforcement at all corners catching these shady morons!

[@Psykho-]

It really happens twice a month on this street I stay on Hoover between 81st to Manchester. Car accident Highway 4 REAL

[@kellymays5138]

in the middle of his report, he gets an exclusive moment. mr. kang is the man!

[@Riverrockphotos]

Iplot twist: it was Kangs hommie in the car that ran th stop sign it was all set up.

[@cumshotblueballs5214]

We was kangz

[@seekhimwithallyourheartand3358]

Repent to Jesus Christ “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭NIV‬‬ h

[@robertdouglas8895]

Drugs are bad. Don't do drugs and drive.

[@boilingsnowwater2121]

.. then Gene and his crew promptly walked home.

[@danielallyway]

He drove off like he didn’t have insurance!

[@ZLM88]

🤣🤣 probably didn't

[@SmoothBlue34]

He definitely didn't

[@SampaosLim510]

Or worse no License or on Parole

[@dirks4093]

More likely another catch and release who needs to stay off the grid -- released of course by the fine lib prosecutors and judges that Southern Californians elect at their local/state level. The (majority) voters --you get what you vote for. Bring on that third-world look.. it's so fitting of the mentalities of our inner city dems.

[@SmoothBlue34]

@@dirks4093 no one asked for your political opinion

[@lsmithbsbll]

Just an example of how scary it is out here .. nice work by the reporter he’s not scared

[@TomPauls007]

This brings new meaning to "Live and direct!!"

[@Castleromeo14]

well he's most definitely right about it being one of the most dangerous roads alright

[@allstarmedia5019]

right kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@Un1234l]

Why is it though? T junctions are common everywhere.

[@Meisuki]

@@Un1234l You obviously have not driven in LA.

[@_Hakua]

@@MeisukiYeah them streets no joke. This street looks like the street before manchester if you are looking from florence. Its especially bad from Florence to Manchester via Hoover those like 10 blocks are pretty beat up you could see some fences bent in from crashes, houses with concrete missing from crashes, flowers and balloons on the street never a good sign.

[@Meisuki]

@@_Hakua I grew up in Texas, but I had a lot of family in Cali. Everyone in both states drive like they know its their last day on earth.

[@_NPJ]

The fact he didn’t say “EXHIBIT A” is a huge miss

[@boilingsnowwater2121]

I wonder if they decided to drive home after all that lol. I, myself would be looking for the nearest bus route... all faith in competent drivers would be gone.

[@JaredVonBaren]

@@boilingsnowwater2121 WOULD be gone? IS gone now 🤣 These MFers can’t drive out here, literally anywhere. Half of them are letting the car do it, & the other half are trying to qualify for the Indy 500. I’ve seen MFers drifting around curves because they were going too fast and they usually end up flipped over in a ditch. I’m like, is it worth that, go get there like 3 minutes sooner?

[@sleepyandhollow.]

🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣

[@Schixotica]

You mean exhibit b

[@debbiedean3165]

Great reporting, great camera work- 😳

[@JasonDelodovici]

I read the title wrong I thought there was going to be a shoot out between cars after the crash. Damn

[@wil.d_sage]

This channel is so good that they get to the news before it even happens

[@sb-di3of]

original comment

[@ianmcginnis5734]

Tomorrow's news, today

[@elijahfoster2]

It's like the movie Nightcrawler

[@Z-40]

@@sb-di3of original pfp

[@sb-di3of]

@@Z-40 if u looked closely i added a mustache, so actually youre 100% right

[@sto2779]

wow, he wasn't kidding it was one of the dangerous streets.

[@alexsaavedra644]

That's the real ghetto of LA. REAL gangster and thugs don't care about nobody!

[@asiaholt7010]

Good morning. Yes people need to learn how to drive and pay attention 🙄. Normandie and Imperial is a dangerous street as well

[@iwuvpiesgaming9164]

@Tone Is Back00 i wonder why the woman arent affected as much as the men though? they both have absent fathers but are doing much better on the crime why is that

[@moneymakinmitch8130]

what you expect from a road called Hoover street

[@burningpipe2627]

@@iwuvpiesgaming9164 Testosterone. Generally the less intelligent a person is, the more susceptible they are to natural inclinations. Also such women often commit more petty crime, which is far more likely to go unrecorded

[@beakfish7319]

thats crazy timing!!

[@DudemanSwede]

I love the cameraman´s spontaneous "what the ****".😂

[@ChillkittzGT]

I love how it says "it's one of the dangerous streets in town" the evidence instantly comes straight to the face, that's 10/10 factual reporting right there lol

[@sh0ns_wz105]

yeah we saw the video man

[@switch12345678]

@@sh0ns_wz105 🤣🤣

[@FLo-jc7ig]

And that's a school ZONE???

[@tinyfalcon1185]

Not to mention the Hoover crips

[@mykidsaresupercute]

Why is it so dangerous? What's going on there?

[@Milesco]

Literally _while he's saying_ "it's one of the most dangerous streets in all of Los Angeles". Unbelievable.

[@v1nigra3]

Straight out of a Comedy tv

[@b-radtheg5296]

spoke it into existence

[@CMBJay-so5lz]

Gotta love LA💯😭

[@slug2ss83]

Boom, t-bone and did a u turn and fled 😂 gta 6 looks too real

[@dontkillmyvibe1433]

@@slug2ss83 legit what I thought of

[@lifetrees1]

As soon as he said “most dangerous street…”

[@changedthetag]

When your channel is actually the No.1 News channel in the World and you have to live up to the commitment 😆

[@dflyfpv8765]

Love what this cameraman did. A true professional.

[@Celisar1]

What nonsense. Absolutely everybody would have done the same. Filming stuff as it happens is today the most normal thing in the world.

[@jfm14]

@@Celisar1 The difference is that not all of us can do it well. That's what shows this operator is a professional.

[@PureLovable]

@@Celisar1 rlly.

[@keikey9123]

@@Celisar1 as if. You have to predict the car running away. He zoomed out at the right time

[@firebirdude2]

I mean.... he has one job. Well, maybe that and don't swear while filming, and he screwed that up.

[@ReeKii]

"this is the most dangerous street here.." driver: that's the que!! that's the que!! but no seriously, that's one great timing and professionalism right there. both reporter and camera man were quick to capture the exact event.

[@rhino5877]

Just so you know, it's spelled "queue"

[@lilaclupin5966]

I read that like the Spanish word que

[@kianakaslana7240]

Bruh wtf are you saying queue is a line that your waiting in and a "cue" is when you are in synchronization of the exact event or whatever happened. Edit: learn some English before you start telling other people what means what LMAO 🤣

[@turborat20yearsago58]

you mean "cue"

[@kianakaslana7240]

@@goos8841 yeah that lol

[@jackerlop1]

Prettt crazy to stand on the corner of what is supposed to be one of the most dangerous streets in all of LA! I definitely wouldn’t hv been standing so close!

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

Any updates on this news story? Did they catch the guy? Also, I didn't know tinted front windows were allowed in L.A. Where I live, having tinted driver and front passenger windows is illegal (the back windows can be tinted though).

[@AnthonyPolanco]

Note to self: NEVER DRIVE DOWN HOOVER STREET

[@fretsward2225]

Never drive on any street in a sanctuary city...

[@allstarmedia5019]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@zoober8158]

well first of all its a gang 😂hoover members

[@100KillStreak]

@@fretsward2225 Never drive on any city in general.

[@DieYuppiieSkum]

@@zoober8158 not just the Hoovers who occupy that vicinity, but also the 18th Street Gang that are based there and share almost the same enemies as their fellow Hoovers. Both hated gangs in L.A. County.

[@oaktownie5135]

Drivers behaviors are extremely disturbing...angry, aggressive, reckless, inattentive....running pedestrians/cyclists/other drivers down, right and left...worse every single day....ugh

[@DJAizakku]

Being aggressive isn't necessarily a bad trait to have, but combine them with others, then yeah... that's a bad driver. You could have have a passive driver with all these other traits and the result can still be the same... if not worse cause they are the ones that usually "own" the road and cause stressful amounts of traffic by left lane hogging, not letting go of the brakes on green, absent-mindedly changing lanes with no 3 second/500 ft. warning, unwittingly blocking lanes, the list goes on. Aggressive drivers are at least trying to get somewhere.

[@user-me7pn6kl2z]

@@DJAizakku lmao being aggressive is not a good trait. You are confusing being assertive which is a good thing. One can be calm and take the initiative. Aggressive drivers are reckless and stupid and create road rage.

[@mymindseyesees2002]

Z exactly

[@mymindseyesees2002]

DJAiz- no, being aggressive is not a good thing. It’s nerve racking and hostile and dangerous to other drivers

[@DJAizakku]

@@user-me7pn6kl2z No, I am not confusing the two. Assertive driving is a gold standard for everything you've stated. Aggressive drivers, while being generally rude and disrespectful, are still trying to get somewhere. These people are just people you'd rather getting out of their way... which is what people should be doing anyway instead of trying to challenge their fragile egos, adapting and changing lanes to benefit the flow of traffic. Reckless driving is just forgoing all forms of safety like texting and making calls, looking at your center screen, or going significantly faster than the flow of traffic and cutting lanes, etc.

[@KevinTheFluffyWolfy]

That would be terrifying to witness.

[@ThatBlendingGuy]

Brought "show your working" to a whole new level

[@OliversElevators]

My favorite part of this has to be the cameraman’s offhand “What the f**k” at 0:40- the tone and timing is just priceless!

[@emily.toombs]

Followed by a “holy $hit” 😂 he’s not wrong though.

[@myracroft6917]

Thank God everyone, including Kang and the cameraman, was okay. 😅

[@myracroft6917]

​​@@emily.toombsnope! 😂

[@mr.dreamboy8259]

Exclusive, Accurate, well delivered, Honest, verified, live reporting EVER!!!

[@BEN2-22]

700th like WOOHOO

[@georgeq5720]

At first I thought this was Glendale.

[@maxmulsanne7054]

This is why I choose KTLA ch5 news. Honest, informative and on-the-spot action news coverage. My source for the news.

[@Fahim_Alam]

"This is one of the most dangerous streets of LA and now..." what a timing damn! Felt like he knew this was coming.

[@evangreenspan3101]

To be at fault in a crash (I can confirm they were I looked at google maps street view) then instantly flee the area, thinking you will get away with it, only for your illegal behavior to be caught live on air and to be viewed by over 12 million people. That is the highest level of justice

[@ryanho4525]

It's probably a stolen car. No one would drive away that desperately after having sustained such heavy damage to their car. Driver doesn't want to get caught by the police.

[@TheBigQQ69420]

most likely, the silver car behind them also cut off traffic to get away, so was most likely a trailing car in whatever they were in such a hurry to begin with to drive like idiots.@@ryanho4525

[@hanklestank]

Ya and even going frame by frame you can't see either a) the license plate, or b) a glimpse of the person driving the car, so it's not like they get any additional information from this video that they wouldn't get from the Austin Martin driver "It was a blue early 2000s Honda Civic"

[@samc9133]

​@@hanklestankLicense plate was left behind on the road with their bumper lol.

[@hanklestank]

@@samc9133 Haha that is... a very good point haha

[@UserInterface00]

When your reported evidence is live and unscripted. Couldn’t get any better than that.

[@michigannewsnow4927]

How do you know its not script, look how busy the street was until the accident was about to happen then suddenly the traffic is pretty clear

[@allstarmedia5019]

true kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@redninelowdog]

@@michigannewsnow4927, there were plenty of cars that drove by, even after the accident.

[@Kipwich]

@@michigannewsnow4927 I don’t think they’d script a car crash just for some typical report

[@mannycervantes1106]

@@michigannewsnow4927 dude, if you think this is scripted you got too many trust issues

[@tarik6990]

This actually happens far more often during live broadcasts than we might think.

[@Babyface7216]

Bro literally caught the danger live, legendary reporting.

[@HyperWolf]

I love how the entire front bumper fell off. The license plate is visible on it as it falls off which means they’ll be able to find the car and possibly the driver. If it’s a stolen vehicle they’ll at least be able to examine it once they find it.

[@svtkilr]

Driver probably reported it stolen and set it on fire somewhere smh

[@kenziehansen2424]

And they got it on camera for every one to see😭

[@PINHEAD1999]

They'll be released in 3 hours if they get caught.

[@HyperWolf]

@@svtkilr yeah, probably. But we had an incident like this where by knowing who’s car it was they tracked the vehicle on cameras until they got a clear shot of the thief. I vaguely remember it being the brother, lol. I figure it could happen like that in this case since it got public interest.

[@svtkilr]

@@HyperWolf yeah but if they had a covid mask on like everyone other idiot that used them while driving good luck identifying them! You guys got lucky!

[@jasonakinfolarin3147]

Great CameraWork!

[@DrakesDaughtersiCloudPassword]

He handled it very well, and the cameraman captured it perfectly. W

[@alexrekzu4079]

the story writes itself

[@Cinnamon535]

Lebron James people doing hit and runs nothing new here

[@Mookaron]

The story writes itself. 😂💀

[@JuanCastillo-zr7mg]

I grew up literally 500 feet from this intersection, next to the Salon. Car accidents are the least of our worries.

[@ItsMeDanyell]

😂

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

Is ot this worse ? What happens other than that ?

[@definitelyfunatparties]

@@itsbonkerjojo9028 seeing how they were reporting a hit and run and just witnessed another hit and run, I would assume the crap bags committing said hit and runs are what people need to worry about.

[@definitelyfunatparties]

@rasulislam4950 I don't think Juan's a gang banger

[@zigafide]

@Rasul Islam find God

[@Saiyan_123]

Wow, this reporter just witnessed an actual hit and run driver while probably on the run.

[@bluewhale2600]

His like “I’m gonna send it back to you, before there is another hit and run. I gotta go!!”😅

[@TinoMiller]

Not even the news can catch such raw footage as this one ... Got to give props to the camera man !! He really went in focus mode for every piece of this ..

[@rayrussell6258]

no license plate in focus so not really helpful except for the victim's insurance.

[@Theeosees]

This is the news

[@rayrussell6258]

@@Theeosees lol, I had the same thought initially!

[@chopshop523]

@@rayrussell6258 Nah, it looks unclear to us. They can make out the tag easily in the office. Trust and believe.

[@rayrussell6258]

@@chopshop523 lol, not needed; I've re-watched the video .... they lost the front fascia at the scene (hidden behind utility pole), and the front plate is likely right there with it. Still doesn't prove who was driving, though.

[@0ne_D3ad]

Man was so good at his job he had to give an example for people oblivious to how dangerous the streets are

[@electrictroy2010]

DRIVER IS blowing the horn several seconds. Why didn’t he use his brakes? Very odd. Then he runs. (Lots of evidence this was a deliberate act.) .

[@ARandomDonut]

"For example, see exhibit A"

[@alainportant6412]

Let me guess ... Black neighbourhood ?

[@okamijubei]

​@@electrictroy2010not unless it's a Blindspot

[@austenslost]

“The streets”

[@TaliyahP]

Lol imagine getting caught on camera AND leaving your bumper w/ the plate attached at the scene of the crime.

[@Kick_Buttowskiy]

Its really extremely rare very for 2 crime or bad things to happen at the same time.,

[@roachtoasties]

The reporter is clairvoyant. The crash happened right on cue. There are other comments about the blue car losing its front bumper (that I assumed had a license plate) and that silver car, that could have been chasing him. The police should have enough leads here, assuming these cars aren't stolen.

[@trvman1]

and if they catch them, it's just leaving the scene of an accident. No big deal in any state. A ticket or two and that's it.

[@streetcar6080]

I don't think the silver car was chasing. Looks like just a reaction.

[@teerollings6919]

@@trvman1 lol It’s not “a ticket or two” wtf are you talking about? Leaving the scene without exchanging information is a hit and run. Hit and run with property damage is a misdemeanor punishable by jail time up to 180 days. If there is death or injury involved the punishment could be years.

[@patternpaper4940]

@@teerollings6919 Not to mention it usually doubles your car insurance rate

[@deonsellers9749]

Soooo,you see a car side swipe another car then u-turn without slowing down.. and your reaction is to u-turn on a street you could've pulled over or kept going on & follow them @@streetcar6080 🤔🤦🏿‍♀️

[@MysteriousMM]

That’s the best Cameraman I’ve ever seen! Captured everything including the hit n run and car speeding off! A+ material! KZbin amateurs take notice!

[@allstarmedia5019]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@ashleylala4293]

I bet it was scripted.

[@LuigiRandazzo21]

Guy left his bumper + license plate at the scene. Pure genius.

[@MartintheTinman]

@@LuigiRandazzo21 good!

[@lanky6429]

@@ashleylala4293 I hope you're joking 😅

[@Gojiro7]

I'm gonna be so annoyed at law enforcement if that hit and run driver (the live one, not the story one) isn't caught despite being filmed in the act by a professional news crew

[@bonnetdedouche]

Not surprised the speed they were going during first piece

[@SunnySideUp360]

Gotta salute Gene and his crew being in the frontlines out in the hood. They see how tricky it can get out here live.

[@beekeeper8474]

They do it to themselves

[@Queenmebonnie]

It's not the hood tho

[@codyhernandez791]

@@Queenmebonnie Bro are you even from LA cuz hoover st is the HOOD

[@notinterested8452]

@@beekeeper8474 who is 'they'

[@bluecheesewithwings2105]

@@codyhernandez791 yea this dude trippb

[@pnwmax]

the timing there was insane. imagine being the hit and run driver and seeing yourself on the nightly news like that later on 😂

[@unstablefusion3]

Gene Kang: reporting the news before it happens

[@EleyReiHer]

Proves that he is an excellent trained reporter. He keeps his composure

[@LoveeTayyx3]

One of the most dangerous streets in all of LA. I wonder why. Dude should’ve waited to make the left turn, period. They didn’t have the right of way. But Dude #2 laid on that horn long enough to have hit the brake as he was hitting that horn. You see the car is coming, so just stop since you have the time to, even if they’re in the wrong.

[@YouCanBeTheBass]

Period

[@cryora]

It's about pride and getting your way first

[@thefallengallery6459]

Agreed. It’s all about pride and inserting dominance for some people. In a nutshell, people are dumb and the #1 rule of driving is to never forget that. Always think the other guy will do something stupid.

[@eddiethedestroyer]

My theory is the horn is not from the car that got hit, but from the silver car that appeared to be chasing the primary hit-and-run car. That primary car blew through the stop sign, cutting off the SUV and hitting the unsuspecting victims who probably never had a chance to hit their horn. The silver car that is following the primary car then stops honking and appears to attempt a U-turn to continue following.

[@ABCD-yw5mz]

@@eddiethedestroyer good analysis, your theory destroyed the other one 😝👍

[@omkimberly]

I get so nervous when reporters turn their backs to traffic.

[@JimmyStruthers1000]

Right

[@allstarmedia5019]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@lupavo1738]

Yup, like the other news reporter earlier this year who was hit by a car while on the scene.

[@keimorgan5654]

I do too! Sometimes they are standing so close to the street. I’m afraid they will get hit.

[@alexkelsey5161]

Just as he was saying this is one of the most dangerous streets!

[@athomenotavailable]

He's got balls to remain standing by the roadside after witnessing that

[@seanyaboi4766]

Seems like everyone know that Hoover is a freeway except the police...

[@mattk8810]

He was running from the car behind him.

[@ironclad452]

*knows

[@kylerittenhouse6521]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGaZioBsYrpgfrc

[@camiliacole2373]

That's too funny 🤣🤣

[@stevenhulbert7540]

If the police catch the offender, liberal a--hole Gascon isn't going to prosecute, he hasn't since he took office, that's the policy the cops have to follow!

[@uqinovia8826]

"this is one of the most dangerous roads here". Well, he wasnt wrong about that one

[@ruemignon]

This neighborhood looks ... well, I am physically out of words

[@anthonymathibelo4518]

news doesn't get hotter than this any more

[@chrisray1567]

How nice of the hit and run driver to leave their front bumper and license plate at the scene. It’s practically like leaving a note.

[@redo4986]

prolly stolen car lmao

[@DaftPunkSkittle]

seems like the cops and cameraman and the persons that got hit didnt notice that the front bumper have the plate number

[@captainKbobkeeshan]

very observant. I was trying to get the plate number off the back, but you're correct. The whole front bumper came off.

[@allstarmedia5019]

🤦🏾‍♂️kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIHTZqqNhZWcic0

[@KillTheCupcakes]

My front bumper doesn’t have my license plate lmao

[@ohyababyohyea]

The car that cause the accident was being chased by a separate car before the accident....you can see the car make the exact same turn 0:38 and follow the original car. There might be alot to this story then just an accident.

[@antnonyeme2192]

YUP your 1000% right!

[@enriqueescobedo6068]

Good eye

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

Wow, I didn't even notice that!

[@spyindisguise]

Probably saw what happened and wanted to report them

[@ohyababyohyea]

I thought it might of been someone who wanted to pursue the car for accident purposes as well at first but no one reacts like that, most of us will sit in our cars an go wtf was that....it just seemed to quick of a reflex imo....Also the trailing distance prior to the accident was very small between both cars.

[@bigfishke7100]

Plot twist: both drivers were distracted by the Reporters clean suit 😂

[@americanazheck]

Now that's compelling

[@seventhfirestephanie8740]

That moment when you're the perpetrator of a hit & run and you run over your own bumper with the license plate on it. 😂😂😂😂

[@darkNovaskar]

He was being chased by the grey car

[@jdstep97]

Yeah, I saw that. The bumper with place fell off, and s/he ran right over it. Just wow.

[@rhuttrho88]

I mean they probably say the cameras and knew they couldn't get out!😅😅🤣🤣😂😁😉

[@mrdave777]

Oh. And if the license plate is missing. Just find the VIN. Lol

[@AJBlueJay]

Stolen car