Two Minors Dead, Three Others Are Hurt in Crash Involving Deputy in East Los Angeles
By Staff and Wire Services
Two minors died and three other pedestrians were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a sheriff's deputy vehicle. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (Published 4 hours ago)
Two minors died and three other people were hurt Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash involving a sheriff's deputy in East Los Angeles.
The accident was reported about 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of South Indiana Street.
The crash happened when a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy patrol car responding to an emergency gunshot victim crashed with other vehicles, officials said. The five victims struck in the crash were all pedestrains, according to Amy Bastman of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
"They're going to conduct a full-scale investigation where they'll do a speed assesment," Captain Alfonso Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Deputy Involved in Fatal Crash
One person died and four others were injured in a crash in East Los Angeles. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017.(Published Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017)
One youth died at the scene and the other four victims were transported to a hospital, where the other youth died.
"It could happen at any time," witness Carmen Rodriguez said. "They're the law enforcement; they should be more cautious of how they're driving."
Although the deputies were unharmed in the crash, they were taken to a local hospital to be evaluated.
The other motorists of the two vehicles involved did not sustain any injuries and stayed on the scene. They are reportedly cooperating with investigators.
The LAPD, Multi-Discipline Collision Investigation Team is handling the investigation.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contanct the East Los Angeles Sheriff's Station at 323-264-4151.
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2 Children Dead After On-Duty Deputy Vehicle Strikes 5 Pedestrians in Boyle Heights Area: LAPD
by Tracy Bloom and Steve Kuzj,
Updated at 11:57PM, November 16, 2017
Two children were killed, and three others were injured when several pedestrians were struck during a multi-vehicle crash involving an on-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy vehicle Thursday night in the Boyle Heights area, authorities said.
Five pedestrians were struck, one fatally,
in Boyle Heights on Nov. 16, 2017. (Credit: KTLA)
The crash occurred shortly after 7:20 p.m. in the area of Indiana Street and Whittier Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im. The location is on the border of East L.A. and Boyle Heights.
The deputies were responding to an emergency call of a gunshot victim and traveling southbound on Indiana when a three-vehicle collision took place near Whittier, LAPD Captain Alfonso Lopez said at a late-night news conference at the scene.
The sheriff's vehicle struck five pedestrians on the southeast corner of the street, according to Lopez
One of victims died at the scene, he said. A second victim was later pronounced deceased after being transported to the hospital, he said.
A deputy was involved in a fatal crash in the Boyle Heights area on Nov. 16, 2017, authorities say. (Credit: KTLA)
None of the victims' families have been notified yet, and Lopez would not disclose their names, ages and genders, other than stating that one was a child.
Three other patients were being treated at hospitals; their conditions were not immediately known.
Two deputies were in the SUV at the time of the crash, and both were transported in stable condition, according to Lopez. They were expected to be released from the hospital soon.
The other two drivers involved in the collision were uninjured. Both remained at the scene, police said.
An investigation is underway into the deadly collision, and anyone with information is encouraged to call the East Los Angeles Sheriff's Station at 323-264-4151 or the LAPD Hollenbeck Community Police Station at 323-342-4100.
Anonymous tips can also be left by calling 877-527-3247.