Single Vehicle Collision Killed Two NR18033tk

Studio City: On January 31, 2018, around 2:25 a.m., a 2011 Landrover, travelling westbound at a high-rate of speed, drove off the roadway and collided with the curb. The vehicle continued in a northwest direction and collided with three parking meters, a concrete wall, and several other objects before flipping over twice and coming to a stop inside the parking lot of the shopping mall located at 11200 block of Ventura Boulevard, Studio City.

The Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene and pronounced both the driver, Rasual Butler, a 38-years-old Studio City resident, and the passenger, Leah LaBelle Vladowski, a 31-years-old Studio City resident, dead at scene.

The Los Angeles Police Department, Valley Traffic Division is currently investigating the accident and believed that speed was a factor.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Valley Traffic Division Officer Martinez at (818) 644-8032, or Detective III Bustos at (818) 644-8021. During non-business hours or on weekends, please contact 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.