Follow-Up: Driver in North Hollywood Crash That Killed 3 Booked on Suspicion of Homicide
LOS ANGELES — There is a major new development in the sidewalk crash in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. According to City News Service, the driver, 61-year-old Ihor Demianenko, was booked on Wednesday, November 11, on suspicion of homicide. The New York Post reported the same day that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) later said his charges included three counts of murder. Demianenko is being held at the LAPD Valley Jail in Van Nuys on $6.03 million bail.
The crash happened at about 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10. A white SUV driving southbound on Lankershim Boulevard veered onto the sidewalk near the entrance of the North Hollywood Metro station, near Chandler Boulevard, and struck multiple pedestrians and street vendors. Three women died at the scene. City News Service reported that two other women, both in their 50s, were taken to a hospital in critical condition. The names of the three women killed have not been released, pending notification of relatives. The intersection, which was closed for hours, reopened on Wednesday morning.
The offenses listed at booking are not the same as formal charges filed by prosecutors. As of now, it has not been announced whether the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has filed formal charges, and it is not clear whether Demianenko has an attorney. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said investigators have the video of the incident and will review it in slow motion, frame by frame, to determine what happened. Whether the crash was intentional or an accident remains under investigation. The incident is still developing.
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(Source: Los Angeles Police Department)
Source: Los Angeles Police Department
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Photo: 图：事发路口旁 North Hollywood 地铁站入口的楼梯与扶梯（资料图，非事发现场）。John Salzarulo 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Stairs and escalator at the entrance of North Hollywood Metro station, next to the crash intersection (file photo, not the crash scene). By John Salzarulo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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