LA Police Charge Driver With 3 Murders After Minivan Kills 3 Near Metro Station
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Updated · abcnews.com · Nov 11
LA Police Charge Driver With 3 Murders After Minivan Kills 3 Near Metro Station
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Nov 11
Summary
Ihor Demianenko, 61, was charged with three counts of murder after prosecutors said he drove a minivan onto a North Hollywood sidewalk, killing three women near a Metro station.
Police said Demianenko was under the influence and traveling at an unsafe speed when the Toyota Sienna veered off Lankershim Boulevard, hit a tri-light and plowed into pedestrians and food vendors.
Three women aged 40 to 60 died at the scene, while two other women, ages 50 to 55, were hospitalized in critical condition; Demianenko suffered minor injuries after being trapped in the minivan.
LAPD said he was arrested at the hospital and is being held on $6 million bail, as investigators continue piecing together the crash that Mayor Karen Bass said struck street vendors and pedestrians.