Follow-Up: Driver in North Hollywood Crash That Killed 3 Formally Charged With Three Counts of Murder; Arraignment Set for Monday
LOS ANGELES — There is a formal charging development in the sidewalk crash in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. On Friday, November 13, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged the driver, Ihor Demianenko, 61, of Valley Village, with three counts of murder and one count of driving with a 0.08% blood-alcohol content causing injury, in connection with the Tuesday, November 10 crash that killed three street vendors.
A spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said Demianenko was unable to appear in court Friday because of his medical condition — he was also injured in the crash — but was expected to be arraigned Monday at the Van Nuys courthouse. He was booked Wednesday on suspicion of homicide and, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department inmate records, was being held at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles in lieu of $6.03 million bail.
The crash happened at about 5:55 p.m. on November 10. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Demianenko was driving a white Toyota Sienna south on Lankershim Boulevard, south of Chandler Boulevard, at an unsafe speed when it veered to the right, ran off the road and collided with a tri-light, hitting several pedestrians and food vendors on the sidewalk near the North Hollywood Metro station. Three women were pronounced dead at the scene and two other women were taken to a hospital in critical condition. The two victims identified by the medical examiner are Maria Peck, 73, and Teodora Villalobos, 57; the name of the third woman killed has not been released.
The charges are allegations, and Demianenko is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court. The investigation is continuing, and anyone with information was urged to call LAPD Valley Traffic Division Detective Reyes at 818-644-8114 or Officer Lozon at 818-644-8117.
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(Source: Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office)
Source: Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
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Photo: 图：事发地点旁的 North Hollywood 地铁站站厅闸机（资料图，非事发现场）。Busition 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Fare gates inside North Hollywood Metro station, next to the crash location (file photo, not the crash scene). By Busition, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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