[Some news of the weird. These folks are very unlucky. What are the odds of 
a drunk driver being hit by a drunk driver? Not that likely, I'm thinking ]

Two suspected drunk drivers collide in Van Nuys

By Corina Knoll
Los Angeles Times

January 23, 2010 | 11:39 am

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/01/two-suspected-drunk-drivers-crash-into-each-other-in-van-nuys.html


At least three people were injured early this morning in Van Nuys after two 
suspected drunk drivers crashed into each other, authorities said.

An eastbound car in the 13800 block of Sherman Way was in the process of 
making a U-turn when it was struck by an eastbound pickup truck, Los 
Angeles Police Officer James LaForce said. The car was pushed onto a curb, 
while the truck spun and pushed a parked sport utility vehicle onto a 
parked Ford Mustang.

The driver and passenger of the truck ran away. However, the driver was 
quickly arrested by an officer responding to the scene of the crash, 
LaForce said. About an hour later, the passenger was found in the area 
attempting to kick in the door of a residence, police said. Both are men 
about 22 years old. The driver is under arrest for a felony hit-and-run and 
under investigation for a misdemeanor DUI.

The driver of the car, a woman in her 20s, was injured and taken to a 
hospital. She is under investigation for a felony DUI. The two passengers 
in her car, a male and a female, both in their early 20s, were also 
hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

"It was ugly," LaForce said of the crash scene. "They're lucky they're alive."



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