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Police won't release name yet. Friends and family want the driver/murderer prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
A Lamborghini ? Doesn't say if stolen, his parents or his own. The 17 year old is a murderer and should be treated/charged as an adult.
Florida had the same story, old guy drinking all afternoon gets in his yellow Lambo and street races his girlfriend home, killing a retiree that was driving for Uber part time. Middle of the day, 35 mph zone he was running over 80. Drunk gets charged, settled with the widow and never spent a night in jail (got house arrest).
It's up to the cops at the scene whether to charge him.
The "charge" that the cops make is actually a recommendation to charge. It is up to the prosecutor's office to actually bring formal charges by accepting the police's recommendation, which they would do when someone is presented before a judge/grand jury.
Most 30-year-old in LA owns a Lexus. And most high schoolers have a Lambo.
First, a new Lexus can be had for under $40k. That's not that unusual for a thirty-year-old, especially in a place with relatively high incomes (like LA). And it could have been a used Lexus.
Second, there are 3+ million people in LA. Every major metro areas is going to have a few such spoiled kids. Larger ones (and LA is the second-largest metro in the country) will have more. Toss in the money (and the fact that such vehicles can be more readily enjoyed in southern California than it places like New York or Chicago) and there will be a few more.
Third, the reason that this is a story is that 'Lamborghini' makes for a catchy headline. Why do people think that a story, designed to drive clicks and thus revenues, is somehow a representative sampling of reality?
Receptionist jobs don't provide relatively high income, and besides, in LA the COL is higher than average, too. When I lived in Seattle, I didn't know any young receptionists who could afford a a car at all (gas, insurance, maintenance, to say nothing of the actual purchase price/loan/whatever). And that was before rents got really insane in Seattle.
I suppose a receptionist living with her parents could afford a car, and a Lexus at that. There's some young 20-something guy in my neighborhood living with his parents, who has a Jaguar. So...that's the only possibility I'm willing to entertain, to explain this.
Receptionist jobs don't provide relatively high income, and besides, in LA the COL is higher than average, too. When I lived in Seattle, I didn't know any young receptionists who could afford a a car at all (gas, insurance, maintenance, to say nothing of the actual purchase price/loan/whatever). And that was before rents got really insane in Seattle.
I suppose a receptionist living with her parents could afford a car, and a Lexus at that. There's some young 20-something guy in my neighborhood living with his parents, who has a Jaguar. So...that's the only possibility I'm willing to entertain, to explain this.
It might be her parent's car for all we know. She might live with her parents and be able to spend her money on what she wants. But I once had a used Acura that I paid less than $14,000 for. It looked brand new, but it was 5 years old. So just the name of the car doesn't mean anything. People are assuming she bought it brand new. I can't believe people are so focused on that in any case.
Florida had the same story, old guy drinking all afternoon gets in his yellow Lambo and street races his girlfriend home, killing a retiree that was driving for Uber part time. Middle of the day, 35 mph zone he was running over 80. Drunk gets charged, settled with the widow and never spent a night in jail (got house arrest).
I believe it was a Urus. So, not technically a supercar but a super-crossover.
Yeah, any SUV like a Urus is a death trap. Lots of power, but still an SUV. Never a good combo because no matter how great you make them, they can't beat that pesky thing called physics.
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