Man charged with murder in 100-plus mph crash that killed L…

Hit And Run California Today in California: Mario Joseph Bickham, 36, of Hawthorne has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder for a crash on the southbound 405 Freeway near the Getty Center in Los Angeles on June 23, 2025. Prosecutors say Bickham was driving more than 112 mph when he struck vehicles stopped on the freeway, killing LAPD Sgt. Deng, 53, and another driver, Garcia, who had been struck in an earlier hit-and-run. Bickham had been cited a month earlier for driving 105 mph but failed to appear in court, and faces up to 15 years to life for each victim if convicted.