A man was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI after a car crash early Sunday that sent several people to the hospital, including a 5-month-old baby who was in critical condition, authorities said.
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a single-vehicle accident near Crenshaw Boulevard and 52nd Street in Hyde Park just before 2 a.m. Sunday. Reports from KTLA-TV Channel 5 indicated that the driver attempted to flee the scene after his vehicle struck a pole near the intersection.
The authorities said that the police were unable to confirm the man's attempt to escape, but he was arrested in connection with the incident.
The driver, whose identity was not revealed, was seriously injured and taken to hospital. He left a woman, a 5-month-old baby, and a 7-year-old child in the car after the crash, KTLA reported. Police were unable to provide the driver's relationship with the passengers.
The child was taken to hospital in critical condition. Police were unable to confirm the condition of the other passengers.
Video from the scene showed a violent collision and a pool of blood on the sidewalk outside the passenger door. The front of the dark-coloured car was severely damaged when it went around the pole.
