Santa Monica Police Investigating Possible Violent Attack on Female Driver

Detectives believe the victim was attacked while inside her Jeep

The Santa Monica Police Department is seeking witnesses to a violent attack on a female driver involved in a solo vehicle collision earlier this year. Detectives believe the victim was attacked while inside her Jeep.

According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), on January 10, 2023, around 11:40 p.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a traffic collision involving a solo vehicle at the intersection of 17th Street and Olympic Boulevard.

“When officers arrived on scene, they observed a white 4-door Jeep Wrangler that had jumped the curb and run into the wall on the northeast sidewalk of the intersection,” the SMPD said.

SMPD officers contacted the solo occupant, a female sitting in the driver’s seat, who had significant injuries to her face with blood on her hands, face, and body.

“Officers noticed that these injuries were not consistent with the accident. The female victim told officers she had trouble remembering several hours of the day, including how she