Local News in Brief : Sun Valley Crash Kills Driver, Badly Injures 3
A Van Nuys man was killed and three of his four passengers seriously injured when his car crashed into a concrete-block wall in Sun Valley on Sunday night, authorities said.
Ramon G. Aispuro, 18, was driving west on Sheldon Street at 10:45 p.m. when his car smashed head-on into a wall just east of Wentworth Street, said Los Angeles Police Officer Robert Kalstrom.
Aispuro was taken by helicopter to St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where he was pronounced dead at 6:12 a.m. Monday, according to Kalstrom. Investigators suspect that Aispuro had been drinking, he said.
An unidentified 16-year-old girl and Jose Rodriguez, 25, of Van Nuys were airlifted to Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills. Both were listed in critical condition.
An unidentified 17-year-old girl was listed in serious condition at Holy Cross, Kalstrom said.
An unidentified 16-year-old boy was released from St. Joseph after treatment.
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