A photographer from freelance photography/videography outfit Loudlabs alleges to have been on the scene immediately after journalist Michael Hastings died in a fiery car crash
The L.A. coroner's office has yet to declare that the body taken from this crash was Hastings, but Buzzfeed, Hastings' employer, confirmed that the 33-year-old died in a car accident in L.A. yesterday. Later, Jim Romenesko reported that police had verified it was indeed Hastings who had driven his Mercedes-Benz into a tree near the intersection of Melrose and Highland avenues, setting the car on fire.
Loudlabs also claims to have footage depicting Hastings' car running a light only minutes before the accident, but it's impossible to glean from the video whether that statement is factual.
Update: This post was updated to include a more accurate description of Loudlabs.