Photograph caption dated August 29, 1988 reads, "Authorities inspect what's left of a van that ran a red light at 65 mph and slammed into a Cadillac this morning. The collision in South Central Los Angeles claimed the lives of the van's driver and the Cadillac's driver and passenger. Two other people whose cars were hit in the collision at Broadway and El Segundo Boulevard were slightly hurt, authorities said." Photograph caption dated August 30, 1988 reads, "Little remains of a van whose 18-year-old driver sped through a red light at the intersection of Broadway and El Segundo boulevards yesterday, causing a four-car crash that killed three people and injured two others, authorities said. Teresa Avila, behind the wheel of the van, died in the collision, along with Anna, 38, and Maria Turrey, 32, both of L.A." This location is in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Willowbrook.
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Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Sheriff's Department--Employees Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles County Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles County Traffic fatalities--California--Los Angeles County Debris--California--Los Angeles County Vans--California--Los Angeles County Cadillac automobile Automobiles--California--Los Angeles County Police--California--Los Angeles County Fire engines--California--Los Angeles County Streets--California--Los Angeles County Unincorporated areas--California--Los Angeles County Willowbrook (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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