Two people were killed after their car crashed into a light pole near 67th Avenue and Solano Drive on Sunday morning.
Glendale police say they had a hard time identifying the victims killed because their car was so badly damaged.
"We live on the bottom floor and it still shook us. We were in bed and it shook us awake," said October Laubhan.
A loud explosion woke Laubhan just before 7 a.m. when a vehicle crashed head on into a light pole 40 feet from her window.
"We walked outside and there was smoke, cops were called immediately," said Laubhan.
"It's bad, it's very critical, very horrible damage...the engine compartment is crushed pretty far into the front part of the vehicle itself," said Sgt. Mark Lankford with Glendale Police Department.
Lankford says a male and female were inside the Jeep; the male was driving. Both people were extracted by emergency workers in an effort to save them.
Nearby residents watched, worried it was too late.
"When I got here I just saw the two bodies on the floor," said Jay Alfaro.
While the exact cause of the crash remains under investigation, Glendale police did confirm that neither the driver or passenger were wearing a seatbelt.
"It's a 40 mile an hour area here at 67th Avenue, we don't see any skid marks or anything like that," said Lankford.
"If that pole wasn't there, it could have hit our apartment, it was that close, and it just makes it so real," said Laubhan.
Although Laubhan was still shaken by what she saw, she hopes the crash will serve as a reminder for others to be careful.
"It just makes you wonder, like, who were they? Who's father, son, mother, daughter were they?" said Laubhan.
Police say it's too early too tell if drugs and or alcohol played a role in the accident.
They haven't released the names of the people killed.
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:57 PM EDT2013-05-20 02:57:40 GMT
The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government.
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Metro-North is urging commuters in Connecticut to make alternate plans starting on Monday. Train service on much of the New Haven line remains suspended after Friday's train derailment
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation and Metro-North Railroad released the following information on Sunday regarding service on the New Haven commuter rail line
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A bicyclist was killed when he was struck by a livery cab in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. Police say the victim was riding eastbound on Eastern Parkway between Underhill and Washington Avenues
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Sunday, May 19 2013 8:05 PM EDT2013-05-20 00:05:54 GMT
Amtrak announced Sunday night that service remains suspended between New York and New Haven, with limited Amtrak service available between Boston and New Haven.
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Sunday, May 19 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:26:29 GMT
The NYPD are looking for the suspect who shot and killed a 14-year-old girl on a Queens MTA bus Saturday night. The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. on Sutphin and Rockaway Boulevard
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Sunday, May 19 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:42:18 GMT
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced a new legislation to reduce debt on federal loans. Gillibrand is proposing the "Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act"
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Authorities say one person is dead and another was injured when the vehicle they were in ran off the road and crashed into Huntington harbor on Long Island Saturday evening.
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