1 dead, 4 injured after vehicle crashes into security stand at Beverly Grove parking lot

Emergency crews and police are responding to a vehicle crash into a security stand in a Beverly Grove Trader Joe's parking lot, leaving one woman dead and four others with injuries.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said the collision occurred around 1:21 p.m. at 7900 W. Third Street in Los Angeles. One woman in her 30s was declared dead at the scene. LAFD Captain Cody Weireter said a 19-year-old man was transported to the hospital in serious condition, and three women with non-life-threatening injuries were transported.

Paramedics took the 91-year-old driver, with non-life-threatening injuries, to the hospital, according to LAFD. 

Aerial footage taken around 2 p.m. showed a white Tesla crashed into a parking lot stand. 

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the incident. Investigators are looking into whether the elderly driver had any sort of medical incident or condition. They believe the Tesla's black box will show how fast she was going and whether the brakes were applied. 

"Based on what we observed in the video, it seems like she was just pulling into the parking lot," LAPD Sgt. Joshua Hsueh said. "Based off the damage, she was going at a high rate of speed. It just seemed like an accident."

Mayor Karen Bass said she deployed her Crisis Response Team to help. 

"I am deeply saddened by the incident outside of the Trader Joe's near the corner of Fairfax and Third, and my heart goes out to everyone impacted," Bass said. "I thank the brave first responders who were on the scene quickly to render aid."