
Minivan crashes into people outside Los Angeles metro station, killing 3
By Katherine Langford
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 61-year-old driver of a minivan that killed three people when it crashed outside a Los Angeles metro station during rush hour was arrested on three counts of murder, a police spokesperson said Wednesday.Police have said the driver was taken out of the vehicle and was able to talk, but he appeared in shock after Tuesday's crash. Officials were not immediately able to determine the cause or whether he acted intentionally.Police identified the driver as Ihor Demianenko, a resident of the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, Officer Norma Eisenman said. He was booked on three counts of murder, although the police spokesperson said she didn’t know whether he was still at a hospital early Wednesday.It was not immediately clear if Demianenko had a lawyer who could respond to the allegations.The crash at a busy intersection in the North Hollywood neighborhood also critically injured two women. The vehicle ended up under a food vendor’s tent, and Mayor Karen Bass s