Title supplied by cataloger. A crowd has gathered near W. Adams Boulevard (upper right) and Hoover Street, where a drunk driver Edmundo Torrez, 51, struck 23-year-old Jorge Cardinas (covered, foreground) and three other people as they sat on the RTD bus bench; a fireman stands watch (right) to prevent by-standers from getting too close to the scene. Cardinas died instantly and one other accident victim died shortly after being taken to California Hospital Medical Center. Torrez attempted to flee after the crash, but was tackled and held down by two teenagers until USC security guards could arrive.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm. Photographic prints
Drinking and traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Service stations--California--South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Adams Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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