An off-duty Los Angeles police officer and a passenger were killed in a crash early Saturday morning involving a man suspected of driving under the influence, authorities said.
Officer Darrell Cunningham and another person riding with Cunningham were killed after a 20-year-old man, driving more than 100 miles per hour, failed to stop at a red light and struck the car, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said at a news conference.
An off-duty San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy, another passenger in the car with Cunningham, was injured in the crash.
Moore said the details police know about the crash are “preliminary,” but he called the incident a “senseless tragedy.”
Off-duty Officer Darrell Cunningham was killed Saturday when a drunk driver allegedly crashed into his car. LAPDHQ/X An off-duty San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy, another passenger in the car with Cunningham, was injured in the crash.AP
“Darrell has only been working for five years. He worked as recently as two nights ago. He is described as hard working, honest, someone you can go to to get a job done with a great attitude,” Moore said. “As a department, we are saddened today.”
The collision happened about 1:15 a.m. Saturday in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, Moore said.
Authorities had not identified the second person killed in the crash by midday Saturday, saying they were waiting to notify family members.
The collision happened at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, but the LAPD has not released further details. AP authorities had not identified the second person killed in the crash by midday Saturday, saying they were waiting to notify the family members.AP
The driver who authorities say hit Cunningham’s vehicle was in critical condition Saturday at a nearby hospital, Moore said.
Los Angeles police said he will be charged with aggravated vehicular manslaughter.
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