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LOS ANGELES -- A driver has been arrested after she intentionally struck and killed a woman in downtown Los Angeles, dragging the victim nearly one mile across surface streets, according to police.
The driver, Nancy Lekon, 43 struck Sonia Tauanuu, 25, around 1:00 a.m. Thursday with her black Cadillac limousine, according to LAPD Lt. Jim Gavin.
Lekon kept going after striking Tauanuu, dragging her for nearly a mile along surface streets in skid row. At one point, she drove past the LAPD Central Station on East 6th Street.
"One of our units observed the victim underneath the tire and tried to pull the vehicle over," Gavin said.
Lekon eventually pulled over at 5th and Los Angeles Streets.
Tauanuu was still alive at the time, but efforts to save her failed, Gavin said.
The driver was believed to be under the influence of narcotics. Police say she put up a fight and was eventually arrested.
It's believed the argument may have stemmed from some sort of drug deal gone bad, police said.
The driver, Nancy Lekon, 43 struck Sonia Tauanuu, 25, around 1:00 a.m. Thursday with her black Cadillac limousine, according to LAPD Lt. Jim Gavin.
Lekon kept going after striking Tauanuu, dragging her for nearly a mile along surface streets in skid row. At one point, she drove past the LAPD Central Station on East 6th Street.
"One of our units observed the victim underneath the tire and tried to pull the vehicle over," Gavin said.
Lekon eventually pulled over at 5th and Los Angeles Streets.
Tauanuu was still alive at the time, but efforts to save her failed, Gavin said.
The driver was believed to be under the influence of narcotics. Police say she put up a fight and was eventually arrested.
It's believed the argument may have stemmed from some sort of drug deal gone bad, police said.
