CRASH VICTIMS IDENTIFIED; ALCOHOL USE PROBED.Byline: Jason Kandel and Dominic Berbeo Staff Writers Authorities on Friday identified the victims of a horrific car crash in the Sepulveda Pass Sepulveda Pass (el. 1130 ft. / 334 m.) is a mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, California. It is often called Poop-Out Pass, a phrase once used by now-deceased traffic reporter Bill Keene. that left three dead, and are investigating the possibility that alcohol was involved. The crash about 3:45 p.m. Thursday on Sepulveda Boulevard near Skirball Center Drive killed the driver of a red 1992 Suzuki Swift The Suzuki Swift is a Supermini car manufactured by the Suzuki Motor Corporation. At it's introduction in 1985, it was named the SA-310, but in 1986 it was renamed the Swift. , Maximiliano Ramos, 46, of North Hills; and two of his passengers, Carlos Meda, 28, of Panorama City and Alberto M. Garcia, 27, of North Hollywood. Authorities say the crash occurred as Ramos was driving north on Sepulveda and crossed into oncoming traffic. His car collided with a raised Toyota 4X4 pickup truck, said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Coroner's Investigator Dana Bee. Police suspect Ramos may have been under the influence of alcohol, said Bee, adding that alcohol could be smelled in the car. ``It's suspected, but not confirmed,'' he said. Toxicology tests will confirm whether the man had been drinking. Carlos Ramos, the driver's 22-year-old son, was hospitalized for fractured ribs; and Orlando Corleto, 26, of Van Nuys, was hospitalized with multiple cuts. Ryan Craig Ryan Craig (born 1972) is a British playwright. He began writing for the theatre in 1996 with The Sins of Dalia Baumgarten and Happy Savages. He wrote What We Did To Weinstein , 25, of Los Angeles was driving the truck. He suffered a broken nose and facial cuts, police said. Roberta Degnore, 53, of Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. complained of neck and back pain, but did not require treatment. She crashed into the Toyota in a chain reaction. The force of the impact with the Suzuki caused the Toyota to fly up in the air, spin around and land in the southbound lane, colliding with a Cadillac Catera The Cadillac Catera was a mid-sized automobile that was largely a rebadged version of the Opel Omega MV6 made in Rüsselsheim, Germany. It was marketed in North America and other markets worldwide as an entry-level Cadillac. . As the Toyota came to rest, a 1989 Nissan 240SX - also headed south and driven by Arthur Sterkowicz, 49, of Los Angeles - hit it. The vehicle driven by Sterkowicz, who was going south on Sepulveda, collided with the Toyota truck as it came to rest. He was not hurt. |
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