Authorities seek witnesses to Malibu crash that killed pedestrian

Authorities continued to search Tuesday for witnesses to a Malibu crash in which a 26-year-old driver struck and killed a 13-year-old girl on Pacific Coast Highway.

Emily Rose Shane had just left a friend’s home about 5 p.m. Saturday and was walking north on the right side of Pacific Coast Highway near Kanan Dume Road when she was struck by a blue Mitsubishi Lancer, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The vehicle then ran into an electric pole and turned over.

Sina Khankhanian of Winnetka was detained at the scene and later booked for murder at the Malibu-Lost Hills sheriff’s station. Authorities determined that Khankhanian may have deliberately crashed his vehicle. They do not believe he intended to hit Emily Rose.

Anyone who saw the vehicle before the crash or saw the collision is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.

-- Corina Knoll

Comments

[Kate C.]

What nationality is this name? How close is this to the mass murder in North Hollywood?

[John L Mendez]

As a Christian, I Pray everybody not publicly condemn Sina Khankhanian of Winnetka for accidentally running over and killing Emily Rose Shane. Instead go for forgiveness. We are all sinners.

[neil wright]

"What nationality is this name?" ???? What can this person's nationality in any way have to do with this accident? Great comment, Kate.

[Yoga2010]

If he deliberately crashed his vehicle it probably was for insurance fraud, a felony. If someone dies in the commission of a felony, I believe they are legally liable for murder, whether the death was intentional or not. A thirteen year old girl is dead. It's up to her parents to decide to forgive. It's up to the state to punish. If indeed he was intentionally crashing his car, I hope he is convicted and sent away for as long as possible. He can just as easily be forgiven while he sits in prison paying for his crime and serving as a deterrent to others who might do the same thing.