EL SERENO, CA – A homeless man was killed after his car was struck by a drunk driver in El Sereno late Wednesday night.
According to The Eastsider, the accident occurred along a busy stretch of Huntington Drive at about 9:40 p.m. A 20-year-old drunk driver was driving westbound when he struck the victims’ 1999 Ford Explorer.
Police say the victim, a 59-year-old man was living in his car at the time of the crash. The other driver was arrested and charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI shortly after the incident.
This was the third crash along this portion of Huntington drive this summer alone, making it one of the most dangerous streets in the city.