Motorist Arrested in Crash That Killed Mother, Son in Los Angeles
Published on November 20, 2023
LOS ANGELES—A suspected drunk driver was in custody Nov. 20 in connection with a crash that killed a woman and her adult son as they stood near an intersection in the Westlake area. The crash occurred about 5:20 p.m. Sunday at Wilshire Boulevard and Burlington Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Isaiah Villegas, 31, of Los Angeles was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, and he was held on $110,000 bail, according to the LAPD and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Mr. Villegas was driving a 2008 Cadillac CTS “at a high rate of speed” eastbound on Wilshire Boulevard when the vehicle went out of control and hit a light pole, according to police....