North Hollywood Crash Driver Held on $6 Million Bail, Suspected of Murder
WHO:
Los Angeles Times - Ihor Demianenko, 61, was identified as the driver of the minivan.
IJR - Demianenko was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI after the crash.
ABC7 Los Angeles - The three people killed were women aged 40, 53, and 69; their names had not been released.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Two injured women were between 50 and 55 years old and were hospitalized in critical condition.
Los Angeles Times - Capt. Mike Bland, an LAPD spokesperson, said the driver and two other people were taken to a hospital.
Los Angeles Times - Mayor Karen Bass said, “I’m heartbroken for the families of everyone impacted.”
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she was stunned by the loss of life and hoped critically injured people would recover.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Witnesses said at least two of the deceased women were food vendors who had worked outside the station for years.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Joseph Portillo said he saw the vendors every day; Noe Orozco said he worked with a vendor and regularly drove the workers to and from the area.
WHAT:
Los Angeles Times - The driver was booked on suspicion of DUI and three counts of murder and was held on more than $6 million bail.
IJR - The crash killed three women and injured two other people.
ABC7 Los Angeles - The LAPD said three women died at the scene; the crash injured pedestrians and food vendors.
Los Angeles Times - A Toyota Sienna had major damage to its right side, including a mangled passenger door.
ABC7 Los Angeles - Demianenko was trapped in the minivan, extricated, hospitalized with minor injuries, and later arrested.
ABC7 Los Angeles - A memorial grew at the crash scene, where commuters expressed grief over the victims.
WHERE:
Los Angeles Times - The crash occurred in the 5300 block of North Lankershim Boulevard, near Chandler Boulevard and the North Hollywood B Line Metro station in Los Angeles.
ABC7 Los Angeles - The vehicle struck pedestrians and vendors on the sidewalk outside the North Hollywood Metro station.
WHEN:
Los Angeles Times - The crash occurred just before 6 p.m.
ABC7 Los Angeles - The crash occurred during rush hour.
WHY:
Los Angeles Times - The cause of the crash was unclear.
IJR - Authorities had not detailed what caused the vehicle to veer onto the sidewalk.
HOW:
Los Angeles Times - Witnesses said the minivan jumped the curb and struck a food-vendor stand and pedestrians; the LAPD said it was traveling southbound on Lankershim.
ABC7 Los Angeles - The LAPD said the white minivan was traveling southbound at an “unsafe speed,” veered off the road, and hit pedestrians and food vendors on the sidewalk.
(UPDATED November 11, 2026 22:04 UTC)
A minivan struck pedestrians outside North Hollywood station, killing three women and injuring two others. Driver Ihor Demianenko was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and three counts of murder. The cause remains unclear; the injured women were hospitalized in critical condition.