A driver crashed into a bookstore in Westchester overnight, leaving a lot of damage behind.
\nAccording to the Los Angeles Police Department, a black Kia Optima crashed into the establishment at 1:10 a.m. near West Manchester Avenue and South Sepulveda Boulevard.
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There was glass everywhere and bookshelves knocked over after the car crashed into the store and also caught on fire.
\nPolice said this isn\u2019t a smash and grab situation. It seems like the driver rammed their car into the front of this book store and then drove into the parking lot where his car likely stopped working and caught on fire!<\/p>\n
The car has now been towed away but it was engulfed in flames and put a ton of smoke into the air.
\nOfficers said the driver didn\u2019t run away, but instead stayed at the scene. The LAPD said he is now in custody.<\/p>\n
Officers said there weren\u2019t any witnesses when the crash happened so they hope surveillance video from surrounding businesses could give them some answers.<\/p>\n
The incident has left significant damage to the bookstore, and the community is awaiting the outcome of the investigation. The fact that the driver stayed at the scene and is now in custody may provide some clues as to what led to this unusual and destructive event.<\/p>\n
A driver crashed a black Kia Optima into the bookstore, causing significant damage and a fire.<\/p>\n
Yes, the driver stayed at the scene and is now in custody, according to the LAPD.<\/p>\n
No, police believe the driver intentionally rammed the car into the bookstore, and it does not appear to be a smash and grab situation.<\/p>\n
There were no witnesses at the time of the crash, and police are hoping surveillance video can provide more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Damage left behind after car crashes into Westchester bookstore Introduction to the Incident A driver crashed into a bookstore in Westchester overnight, leaving a lot of damage behind. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a black Kia Optima crashed into the establishment at 1:10 a.m. near West Manchester Avenue and South Sepulveda Boulevard. Details […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2025\/04\/Car-crashes-into-Westchester-bookstore.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=1920,1080&w=1920&resize=1920,1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13160,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13158\/revisions\/13160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}