LAFD - Physical Rescue - 12-11-10

Two women and a man were killed Saturday night in the city of Vernon when a man driving a pickup struck their car, officials said Sunday. A 6-year-old boy, identified as the son of one of the women killed, survived. Vernon police said four people in a Honda were traveling north on Alameda Street when they were struck by a Dodge pickup at East Vernon Avenue. The driver of the Dodge, who was alone, fled the scene but was apprehended a short while later. Police declined to identify the driver of the Dodge Sunday morning but said he is expected to be charged with two felonies - hit-and-run and driving while intoxicated.

VERNON (KTLA) -- Police in Vernon have arrested the suspected drunken driver of a pickup truck that was involved in a crash that killed three people and injured a child. The accident happened just before 10 p.m. Saturday at Alameda Street and Vernon Avenue in the city of Vernon. Investigators have determined that a Honda with four people inside traveling north on Alameda St. was hit broadside by a Dodge pickup truck traveling west on Vernon Ave. The driver of the truck allegedly fled the scene, but was later captured and arrested on suspicion of hit and run. He has been identified as Issac Bandt. He is currently hospitalized with minor injuries. Brandt was expected to be transferred to the L.A. County jail where he would be held without bail until his preliminary court hearing.


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