Photograph caption dated May 8, 1983 reads, "Car that came crashing into Stak's on Century Boulevard (and La Cienega) pinned a 19-year-old tourist from New Zealand, killing him instantly, witnesses said." The unhurt driver, Johnnie Pippin, 46, fled the scene on foot, but was caught 4 hours later. He was booked on a felony charge in the vehicular manslaughter of Paul Corric. Four other people, Corric's stepmother, Gail, James Sipsey, 14, Glenda McDonald, 34, and Charles Pratt, 21, were injured.
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Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Restaurants--California--Westchester (Los Angeles) Debris--California--Los Angeles Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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