The man accused of brutally running over several pedestrians at a Metro station in North Hollywood, 𝘬iᩚlling three women, has been arrested.
The LAPD announced that 61‐year‐old Ihor Demianenko of Valley Village, who allegedly plowed into a crowd at the station Tuesday night, has been arrested for felony DUI. They later added that his charges included three counts of murder.
Demianenko was driving a white SUV southbound on North Lankershim just before 6 p.m. when he hit several street vendors, 𝘬iᩚlling three people and injuring two.
Officials needed to extricate Demianenko from his severely damaged vehicle. He was in shock but conscious at the scene.
Demianenko is being held at the LAPD Valley Jail in Van Nuys on $6.03 million bail, according to jail records.
The victims were aged 40, 53 and 69, according to ABC7. At least two of them were food vendors. Two of those injured remain hospitalized, the outlet reported.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell arrived at the scene and said police were reviewing video of the incident.
“Investigators have the video. They’ll run it down and slow-motion it and take it frame-by-frame to determine what happened,” McDonnell said.
Video of the scene showed a wide debris field and a stunning scene right outside the Metro station.
The SUV also mangled the tents outside of the station, and a wide emergency response could be seen managing the situation.
A witness at the scene said they came inches from dєatᩚh.
“I felt the wind of the whoosh, of the wind, on my left shoulder,” Gian Barbarona told ABC7.
“I initially thought that the car went into the station. That’s how bad it was visually,” Barbarona added.
A friend of one of the victims, Noe Orozco, said he found one of his colleagues dead on the sidewalk. He had just come to pick them up, as he had done most days.
Mayor Karen Bass said she was “heartbroken” by the incident.
“First responders are on the scene, and my office is closely coordinating with City departments as authorities work to determine what caused this horrific incident.
“I’m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available,” she wrote on X.
The investigation is ongoing.
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