Boy Killed, Mother and 5 Others Injured by Car
A 7-year-old boy was killed, his mother seriously hurt and four other children either critically or seriously injured Tuesday when an alleged drunk driver plowed his car into a crowd of children in Florence, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies said.
The driver, whose name was not released, allegedly drove over a curb in the 1300 block of East 65th Street and into the woman and several children playing in and around a fenced-in front yard, said Sgt. Craig Boyett.
Only the name of the dead boy, Pedro Hernandez, was released. A 33-year-old woman identified as his mother received serious chest injuries. The victims were taken to several area hospitals, County firefighter Leo Campos said.
The 23-year-old driver, apprehended by witnesses when he tried to bolt from the car, was booked in the jail ward of County-USC Medical Center, Boyett said.
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