Two pedestrians were killed early Sunday morning by a driver allegedly traveling at unsafe speeds while under the influence of alcohol in North Hollywood, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Around 2:25 a.m. two people exited a car stopped along Colfax Avenue, north of Calvert Street, while three others remained inside. The suspect then struck the car and the two individuals who had just exited, before careening into a private driveway and hitting multiple vacant parked cars.
The Los Angeles Fire Department pronounced one of the victims, a man in his 30s, dead at the scene. The second victim, a woman in her 50s, was transported to a local hospital and later died of her injuries.
The suspect, identified as Pacoima resident Vidal Cruz Jr., was arrested and transported to the hospital. Cruz, who is in his early 30s, was later booked at Van Nuys Jail on two counts of murder, and his bail was set at $4 million.
The two victims were not immediately identified.
LAPD urged anyone with information about the collision to call its Valley Traffic Division at 1-877-527-3247.
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