Both Drivers Held in Crash That Killed 2 Passengers
Two elderly people were killed when a car in which they were riding collided with a van at a Van Nuys intersection, Los Angeles police said Sunday.
The drivers of both vehicles involved in the accident were arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
The victims were identified as Lester Salazar, 85, of Van Nuys and 66-year-old Rosaleen Henszley of Santa Monica. They were passengers in a Toyota Cressida driven by Henszley’s husband, Robert, 65, said Officer Ron Dickerson.
Dickerson said the Toyota was turning left from Woodman Avenue onto Victory Boulevard about 10 p.m. Saturday when it was struck by a Ford van driven by Apolinar V. Villasenor, 32, of Sherman Oaks.
Dickerson said Villasenor was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and remained jailed Sunday on a charge of felony manslaughter. Robert Henszley, who remained hospitalized Sunday, was also arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and is expected to be charged with felony manslaughter, the officer said.
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