Girlfriend, baby killed when man plows into house, police say
A family gathering in Boyle Heights on Halloween ended in tragedy when a man plowed his Cadillac Escalade through a home, killing his girlfriend and their newborn baby, police said.
Eduardo Villarreal, 21, allegedly jumped a curb and drove through a chain-link fence and into the home. His girlfriend, 19, who was on the other side of the stucco wall, was killed instantly.
Their 10-day-old daughter was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police said Villarreal intentionally drove into the house, and they arrested him at the scene on suspicion of murder, said Los Angeles Police Officer Bruce Borihanh.
The home is in the 2700 block of Cincinnati Street near Cesar Chavez Avenue.
A third person at the home was injured in the crash, which occurred just before midnight.
Detectives were investigating Villarreal’s motive. Borihanh said he did not know if the suspect was intoxicated at the time of the incident.
The victims’ names were not released by police.
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