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LOS ANGELES \u2014 The driver of a minivan that slammed into sidewalk vendors and pedestrians near a Los Angeles subway stop, killing three, was allegedly driving under the influence and has been arrested on murder counts, police said Wednesday.
Ihor Demianenko, 61, is accused of being under the influence when he crashed into people outside the North Hollywood Metro stop at around 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
The impact caused pedestrians and debris to go flying in different directions, police said.
Three women, between 40 and 60 years old, were killed, the LAPD said. Police did not publicly identify them Wednesday pending the notification of next of kin.
Two other women, between 50 and 55 years old, were in critical condition Wednesday, police said. The LAPD initially said the driver was in critical condition, but in an update Wednesday, it said Demianenko\u2019s injuries were minor.
Mayor Karen Bass said the people who were struck were pedestrians and vendors.
\u201cI\u2019m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted,\u201d Bass said.
The crash happened at Lankershim and Chandler boulevards, where a subway stop is located.
Aerial video from NBC Los Angeles showed what appeared to be a white vehicle crashed into the side of the station, where escalators and stairs go down to the subway, and debris scattered over the area.
\u201cIt was a huge boom,\u201d Lincoln Brown, who was walking away from the station at the time, told NBC Los Angeles.
\u201cI was walking the opposite direction, but I heard a loud crash behind me,\u201d he said. \u201cI turn around, and I see a car that\u2019s smashed up against the Metro over there.\u201d
A witness said two women selling hot dogs were thrown in the air from the impact, the station reported<\/a>.
\u201cShe was a fixture of this neighborhood,\u201d a witness told NBC Los Angeles of one of the vendors, describing how she appeared to work at the same corner every day. \u201cI\u2019m devastated for her and her family.\u201d
Mayor-elect Nithya Raman, who won last week\u2019s mayoral election over Bass, said then entire community was shaken by the tragedy.
\u201cMy heart breaks for the families and loved ones of those killed in North Hollywood last night. Reports that among those killed were street vendors who had spent years serving this community make this loss especially devastating,\u201d Raman said.
Los Angeles City Council member Adrin Nazarian, who represents Hollywood, said the driver was under the influence of alcohol.
The driver \u201cveered to the right, running off the road\u201d before striking the people on the sidewalk, he said.
Demianenko\u2019s bail was set at more than $6 million, according to police and jail records.
It was not clear whether Demianenko had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
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