Authorities have identified the man killed in the early Tuesday crash in West Compton, in which the man's vehicle slammed into a firetruck.
A speeding car that hit a firetruck near West Compton, killing a man and a woman in the car, was being chased by the man’s ex-girlfriend, according to the woman’s family.The woman was identified as 25-year-old Los Angeles resident Asia Allen-Bookman, according to her sister Tiffany Acker. The coroner’s office hasn’t officially released Allen-Bookman’s identity, citing pending family notification.
Acker said that although some media outlets cited a witness and the CHP as saying the car her sister was in was involved in a street race, Cook was actuallyAllen-Bookman, according to Acker, met Cook about two to three weeks ago, and they were likely driving back from a video shoot and dropping her off at work. Allen-Bookman called a friend in a panic during the drive and told her they were being chased by Cook’s ex-girlfriend and needed help, Acker said.
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