Sponsored message
Logged in as
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Subscribe
  • Listen Now Playing Listen
  • Listen Now Playing Listen

This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.

This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.

News

Suspected DUI Driver Crashed Into Taco Stand, Killing One

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today.


A suspected DUI driver crashed into a taco stand Sunday night, killing one and injuring several others. At about 9:30 p.m. Sunday night, a woman crashed her car into a taco stand in the 300 block South Clarence St. in Boyle Heights before crashing into several parked cars, the L.A. Times reports. One man died at the scene while three unidentified people were taken to the hospital. Two of them were in critical condition, while one suffered a minor injury. Six other people were also at the scene at the time of the crash, but decided not to go to the hospital.

The person who was killed has been described as a man in his 50s. He was a customer at the taco stand, City News Service reports.

A bystander at the scene told NBC 4 that he tried to help the man, who was trapped under the woman's Nissan Altima, but there was nothing that could be done.

The 34-year-old driver, whose name has not been released, has been arrested on charges of felony vehicular manslaughter, ABC 7 reports.

You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our connected community. We are free to tell the full truth, to hold power to account without fear or favor, and to follow facts wherever they lead. Our only loyalty is to our audiences and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen our community.

Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.

If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.

Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief

Make your tax-deductible donation today