Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.metro From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Suspected Drunk Driver Held in Infant's Death Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 07:57:14 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Suspected Drunk Driver Held in Infant's Death Publication Date: Sunday November 15, 1992 BYLINE: A motorist was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol Saturday after he was involved in a crash in on the Westside that took the life of a 6-month-old boy, authorities said. Officials did not release the name of the man involved in the accident that occurred about 12:30 a.m. on the San Diego Freeway near the Santa Monica Boulevard on-ramp, California Highway Patrol Officer Susan Billat said. The suspect was being held at the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Division Jail. The man was driving his Ford Bronco about 80 m.p.h. when he rear-ended a compact car carrying six people, including the baby, who was secured in a child restraint seat, Billat said. Both vehicles slid down an embankment and landed on an on-ramp below the freeway. The 6-month-old died at the scene, Billat said. The driver and three passengers in the car were taken to hospitals with various injuries, she said. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM