The teenage son of a wealthy Los Angeles entrepreneur who killed Monique Munoz after slamming into her car has now been arrested and could face manslaughter charges in connection with a high-speed crash that claimed a woman’s life in West L.A. last month, LAPD has confirmed.
The 32-year-old woman was killed almost instantly when a Lamborghini driving at a “high rate of speed” slammed into her vehicle in the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Overland Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. on February 17, according to LAPD Capt. Brian Wendling.
The force of the crash was so strong that Munoz’s vehicle nearly split in half, Wendling said. The 17-year-old driver of the Lamborghini, whose identity police withheld due to his age, was also hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
Within the last couple days, Munoz’s case has garnished the attention of many on social media. Her family and friends claimed police and prosecutors were not aggressively pursuing the case due to the wealth and influence wielded by the teen driver’s father, James Khuri, a multimillionaire who owns several real estate firms, manufacturing companies and an e-commerce business, according to Forbes.
Khuri publicly confirmed his family’s involvement in the case on his Instagram page Wednesday.
As stated on Instagram, a peaceful protest calling for the district attorney’s office to charge the teen is still scheduled to take place Saturday, March 13 at 2pm in the intersection where the fatal wreck occurred.
REAL 92.3 Big Boy spoke with the parents on Monique Munoz. You can watch their conversation below.