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Murder arrest follows crash at North Hollywood Metro station

KTLA 5's Carlos Herrera reports from a sidewalk memorial as police gather evidence in the crash that killed three people.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 215,899 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (14,044).

Man arrested for 3 counts of murder after fatal North Hollywood Metro station crash

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0:20Herrera reports beside a sidewalk memorial and identifies two of those killed as well-known local food vendors.
0:43The driver was arrested on suspicion of murder and driving under the influence, according to the report.
2:22Resident Russell Miller remembers the vendors' regular presence in the neighborhood.
2:54Two other women were hospitalized, and firefighters extricated the driver from his SUV.
3:15LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says investigators are collecting nearby security footage and interviewing witnesses.

Two of the people killed near North Hollywood Metro station were familiar faces in the neighborhood: food vendors whose sidewalk setups were destroyed when an SUV struck vendors and pedestrians Tuesday evening.

Reporting beside a memorial, KTLA 5's Carlos Herrera brings together residents' memories, witness accounts and details of the driver's arrest on suspicion of murder. Two other women were hospitalized, the report says.

Resident Russell Miller describes seeing the vendors regularly since moving to the area. "Everyone loved them," he says. Witness Gian Barbarona recounts the vehicle barreling through and debris flying into the air. Aerial footage shows emergency vehicles surrounding the damaged sidewalk on Lankershim Boulevard.

According to Herrera's report, the driver was arrested on three counts of murder and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. Firefighters had to extricate him from the vehicle. An arrest is not a conviction, and the report says the case is heading to the district attorney.

The upload reached about 140,000 views in eleven hours, already well beyond KTLA's usual full-day audience for regular videos. The station's initial crash coverage and a separate arrest update also drew unusually large audiences.

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell says investigators are gathering security footage from the area and interviewing witnesses to establish what happened.

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