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Order Number	00094814
Title	Three die in South Central smashup
Photographer	Mullen, Mike.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE_b005_f1_i84
Date	1988
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Description	Photograph caption dated August 29, 1988 reads, "Authorities inspect what's left of a van that ran a red light at 65 mph and slammed into a Cadillac this morning. The collision in South Central Los Angeles claimed the lives of the van's driver and the Cadillac's driver and passenger. Two other people whose cars were hit in the collision at Broadway and El Segundo Boulevard were slightly hurt, authorities said." Photograph caption dated August 30, 1988 reads, "Little remains of a van whose 18-year-old driver sped through a red light at the intersection of Broadway and El Segundo boulevards yesterday, causing a four-car crash that killed three people and injured two others, authorities said. Teresa Avila, behind the wheel of the van, died in the collision, along with Anna, 38, and Maria Turrey, 32, both of L.A." This location is in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Willowbrook.
Subject	Los Angeles County (Calif.).--Sheriff's Department--Employees. Traffic accidents--California--Los Angeles County. Traffic accident victims--California--Los Angeles County. Traffic fatalities--California--Los Angeles County. Debris--California--Los Angeles County. Vans--California--Los Angeles County. Cadillac automobile. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles County. Police--California--Los Angeles County. Fire engines--California--Los Angeles County. Streets--California--Los Angeles County. Unincorporated areas--California--Los Angeles County. Willowbrook (Los Angeles County, Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection