Pair of illegal immigrants killed by driver in Hollywood had 3 children

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After sunset Sunday, an immigrant couple who crossed into the United States illegally over a year ago set out down Hollywood Boulevard on foot, headed from work to their nearby apartment.

As they walked hand in hand, a former Marine steered his car onto the boulevard. Sergio Delgado, 29, was allegedly fleeing police who had tried to stop him for reckless driving.

Cecilia Diaz Vasquez, 32, and Pedro Davila, 40, stepped into the crosswalk at Wilcox Avenue about 8:45 p.m. just as Delgado allegedly ran a red light.

In a moment, the couple were dead. It took hours for officials to identify the bodies, and in the days that followed, details have emerged about them and the man charged with killing them.

Read more about Pedro Cordova and Cecilia Vasquez here.

-- Deborah Bonello in Los Angeles