Photograph caption dated May 24, 1978 reads, "Water gushes from a fire hydrant knocked down by the car of Kinnard Johnson, 21, of Los Angeles, after, according to witnesses, he ran a red light at First Street and Vermont Avenue and broadsided a car driven by Leonard Lindberg, 57, of Glendale. Lindberg died several hours later. Johnson was booked on manslaughter charges."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;34 x 22 cm. Photographic prints
Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles Hydrants--California--Los Angeles Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles First Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Vermont Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Wilshire Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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