Hospitalized Glendale man investigated for DUI in Granada Hills crash that killed 3
A hospitalized Glendale man suspected of DUI was being investigated after allegedly colliding into another car on the 118 Freeway, killing all three of its occupants, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened late Saturday, May 14, at 11:55 p.m. on the eastbound 118 Freeway, near the 405 Freeway transition road in Granada Hills, the CHP said in a news release.
The suspect was driving a Mercedes-Benz SL 550 east on the 118 Freeway when, for unknown reasons, it veered to the right towards the southbound 405 Freeway transition road and crashed into a Mercedes-Benz C240, the CHP said. The C240 was believed to be stopped in the second lane for the transition road for unknown reasons when it was struck, the CHP said.
The C240 veered into the right-side sound wall and burst into flames, authorities said. The SL550 veered into the middle lane of the 118 Freeway and came to a rest, the CHP said.
All three occupants of the burning car, whose identities were not immediately known, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Los Angeles Fire Department, authorities said.
The SL 550 driver was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills with major injuries, the CHP said.