The collision occurred on Drexel Avenue just west of Crescent Heights Boulevard. (photo by Edwin Folven)

A female driver was hospitalized during the early morning hours of Dec. 15 after she crashed into a parked truck in Beverly Grove.

The collision occurred around 2:20 a.m. in the 6300 block of Drexel Avenue, just west of Crescent Heights Boulevard. The female driver’s car caught fire after hitting the parked truck. Prior to first responders arriving, the truck driver, who was in the vehicle at the time, and a witnesses pulled the female driver from the burning car.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said firefighters responded and extinguished the auto fire. The driver, who Stewart said is approximately 30 years old, was taken to a hospital in fair condition.

No further details were available. An officer with the LAPD’s West Traffic Division said no one was arrested for driving under the influence in Beverly Grove on Dec. 15 and it appears no crime occurred. Anyone with further information is encouraged to call the West Traffic Division at (213)473-0222.