2 DEAD, 1 ARRESTED IN CRASH.Byline: Staff and Wire Services A Sylmar man was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Saturday after a fiery crash on the freeway near the Getty Center left two people dead and three injured, officials said. The California Highway Patrol reported that about 2:50 a.m. a 1997 Nissan became disabled on the northbound side of the San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. near Getty Center Drive. The Nissan burst into flames when it was hit from behind by a 1990 Chevrolet truck, the Highway Patrol reported. ``The fire completely engulfed the passenger compartment of the Nissan, trapping the driver and rear passenger inside,'' according to a CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan statement. ``The driver and passenger were unable to escape the vehicle and did not survive,'' the statement continued. ``Both (were) pronounced dead at the scene.'' A 33-year-old man in the front seat was able to get out of the burning vehicle with the help of passers-by. He was taken to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , where he was treated for moderate head and neck injuries, officials said. The Chevrolet driver, identified as John Christian Kemper, 43, of Sylmar, was treated at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , then taken to the LAPD's Van Nuys station where he was booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to the CHP. ``Due to Kemper's state of intoxication intoxication, condition of body tissue affected by a poisonous substance. Poisonous materials, or toxins, are to be found in heavy metals such as lead and mercury, in drugs, in chemicals such as alcohol and carbon tetrachloride, in gases such as carbon monoxide, and , he was driving his Chevrolet truck at an unsafe speed ...,'' according to the statement. ``Kemper ... applied his brakes but was unable to stop his vehicle in time to avoid colliding into the left rear of the Nissan.'' Kemper's 46-year-old brother was treated for moderate injuries. The Nissan driver was identified only as a female, and the rear passenger as a male. |
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