Speeding driver charged with murders of LAPD sergeant and s…

Car Crash California Today in California: On June 23, 2025, Jesús Arturo Garcia, 34, was driving home from work on I-405 south near the Getty Center just before the Sunset Boulevard exit when his pickup truck was struck by an unknown driver, disabling the vehicle in the HOV lane. LAPD Sgt. Shiou Lih Deng, 53, stopped to provide emergency aid to the stranded Garcia when both men were struck and killed by a speeding driver. Mario Joseph Bickham of Hawthorne was charged with two felony counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of both men. The California Highway Patrol Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team completed the investigation in just under a year.