Speeding driver charged with murder in 405 freeway crash th…

Hit And Run California Today in California: On June 23, 2025, LAPD Sergeant Shiou Deng, a 26-year veteran, stopped to help motorist Jesús Garcia, 34, who had been the victim of a hit-and-run on the southbound 405 freeway near the Getty Center. As Deng's patrol car and Garcia's Toyota sat in the HOV lane, a speeding Nissan driven by Mario Bickham, 36, of Hawthorne, struck them at 112.5 mph, killing both Deng and Garcia. On June 29, 2026, prosecutors announced Bickham was charged with two counts of second-degree murder; the original hit-and-run driver remains unknown, and drugs and alcohol were not factors in the crash.