A 2-month-old infant died and the child’s 20-year-old mother was left in grave condition after a multi-vehicle crash at Roscoe Boulevard and Louise Avenue in Northridge on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a white pickup truck allegedly turned left onto Louise Avenue without yielding and fled the scene. A Toyota Crown driver heading east on Roscoe then allegedly swerved into oncoming lanes to avoid the truck and struck a westbound Toyota Prius head-on.
Fox 11 Los Angeles reported that the infant died at a local hospital while the mother remains hospitalized in grave condition, and that the Prius carried three people who were severely injured. The outlet reported that LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division is reviewing evidence to identify the fleeing driver and locate the pickup, whose make, model and plate are unknown. Authorities have not released the victims’ names, and the city is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The Los Angeles Daily News also covered the crash under the headline “2-month-old killed, mother gravely injured in Northridge head-on crash.”
A 2-month-old baby died and the baby’s 20-year-old mother was critically injured in a three-vehicle crash around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, on Roscoe Boulevard near Louise Avenue in Northridge, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a white pickup truck allegedly turned left without yielding to oncoming traffic. A 2025 Toyota Crown heading east then veered into oncoming lanes to avoid the pickup and struck a 2017 Toyota Prius head-on. Police have called it a “non-contact fatal traffic collision” because the pickup allegedly never touched either vehicle.
People.com reported that the mother, who was driving the Prius, remained in grave condition, and that police said all three Prius occupants were severely injured. CBS Los Angeles reported that the pickup driver allegedly fled south on Louise Avenue, while the Crown’s driver stayed at the scene. LAPD Valley Traffic Division detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward, and a reward of up to $50,000 is offered through the city’s Hit-and-Run Reward Program. Authorities have not publicly released the names of those involved.
