Driver in deadly crash in Los Angeles arrested on murder charges
The driver who officials say plowed into a group of pedestrians and food vendors, killing three and seriously injuring two others, has been arrested for murder, police said. Ihor Demianenko, 61, was driving a minivan at an "unsafe speed" in the North Hollywood area just before 6 p.m. local time on Nov. 10 when he veered to the right, collided with a traffic light and struck a group of people on the sidewalk, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement . Demianenko remained trapped in his vehicle while pedestrians and property were "thrown in different directions," police said. Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department pronounced three women dead at the scene and transported two more to a local hospital in critical condition. Police said the victims were all Hispanic women between the ages of 40 and 60, but did not identify them pending notification of their next of kin. Demianenko, who suffered minor injuries, was "determined to be under the influence" and later arrested on three counts of murder , police said. His bail was set at over $6 million. "I’m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a Nov.
