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A car plowed into a crowd outside a supermarket in the Arlington Heights community of Los Angeles, injuring eight people, including an elderly man who was seriously injured. The driver, Simon Su, was arrested. Whether this was due to brake failure or not remains to be investigated.
los angeles In the Arlington Heights community, south of Koreatown, a car crashed into a crowd outside a supermarket on November 7. Eight people were injured and sent to hospital, including a 3-year-old child, and an elderly man in his 60s who was seriously injured. Two other people remained trapped under the car for some time and were rescued by the combined efforts of people present at the spot. who caused troubleSugar Simon Su was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving. He told the police that the vehicle had a brake problem and the cause of the accident was still being investigated.
According to Fox 11 TV, the accident happened just before 1 p.m. on 7th on the north side of Highway 10, in the parking lot of the Superior Grocers supermarket near West Washington Boulevard and 10th Avenue.
Police said when the man lost control of his car, it first hit a parked vehicle and then hit the sidewalk in front of the supermarket entrance where bottled water was stacked, injuring eight pedestrians. Two injured people were trapped under the car. Before rescue teams could arrive, witnesses came forward to help and saved two people.
Scene video released by FOX 11 showed that the vehicle involved in the crash was a silver Honda sedan. From his appearance it is clear that the driver is older.Asian When the man was arrested by the police, he told the police in English that it was just an accident, why he was arrested and why he had to go to jail, and he told the police that there was some problem with the brakes of the car. After video of the scene was released, some people judged that he was of Chinese or Vietnamese descent based on his accent. According to information given to this newspaper by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the driver is a resident of Los Angeles, whose name is 59-year-old Simon Way Su. By the 8th, he was released on bail pending trial. He was charged with misdemeanor reckless driving resulting in injury.
After the ambulance crew arrived at the scene, they set up a makeshift injury testing area to assess the injuries and then transported the eight injured to nearby hospitals. Among them, a 60-year-old adult was seriously injured, and details of the remaining injured have not yet been announced.
After assessing the scene, investigators initially believed the crash was not caused by the influence of alcohol or drugs. As far as brake failure claimed by the driver is concerned, it has not been confirmed yet. Vehicle inspection is still required to determine if there is indeed a mechanical failure or human error.
Police have not yet released the names of the driver and the eight injured who were taken to hospital.
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The accident occurred outside a supermarket parking lot on the south side of Koreatown in Los Angeles. A total of eight people were injured and sent to hospital, including a 3-year-old child and a 60-year-old man who was seriously injured.
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The driver responsible for the accident was Simon Way Su, a 59-year-old resident of Los Angeles. Police arrested him on suspicion of rape and reckless driving causing hurt and he has been released on bail pending trial.
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Su told police that there was a problem with the vehicle’s brakes, but this has not been confirmed yet. Investigators initially believe that alcohol or drugs were not involved, and they still need to inspect the vehicle to determine if it was a mechanical failure or operational error.
