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http://laist.com/2012/10/26/driver_jailed_for_crash_that_led_to.php
Driver Jailed For Crash That Led to Fatal Electrocutions of Good Samaritans
On Scene [UPDATED]
* The accident scene (Photo courtesy
LAFD /Flickr)*
The driver who lost control of his vehicle and toppled a light pole
and sheared a fire hydrant this August in Valley Village is now behind
bars.
19-year-old Arman Samsonian of Glendale turned himself in Thursday evening
after learning there was a warrant issued for his arrest, according to City
News Service.
The accident turned deadly in the aftermath when two women tried to
give aid at the scene but were fatally electrocuted due to charged
water pooling at the crash site.
Samsonian, who was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, was
allegedly speeding in his SUV on Magnolia Boulevard the night of August 22
when the crash took place.
Irma Zamora, 40, was the passenger in a car driven by her husband traveling
behind Samsonian prior to the crash. Zamora got of the car to help
Samsonian, but was electrocuted by the charged water that had pooled as a
result of the damaged hydrant. Her husband was at the scene, screaming for
someone to help his wife.
Stacey Lee Schreiber, 39, a resident of the area of the crash site, rushed
to Zamora's aid, likely not hearing cries of caution from other onlookers.
Six other people suffered electrical burns, and five were hospitalized for
a time. One of the injured was a patrol officer from the LAPD's North
Hollywood station who suffered a shock through one of his boots.
Samsonian was booked into the Van Nuys Station jail Thursday on suspicion
of vehicular manslaughter, and was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
*UPDATE 10:45 AM:* We've learned Samsonian posted bail shortly after 2:00
a.m. Friday. He is facing two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter.
http://laist.com/2012/10/26/driver_jailed_for_crash_that_led_to.php
Driver Jailed For Crash That Led to Fatal Electrocutions of Good Samaritans
On Scene [UPDATED]
* The accident scene (Photo courtesy
LAFD /Flickr)*
The driver who lost control of his vehicle and toppled a light pole
and sheared a fire hydrant this August in Valley Village is now behind
bars.
19-year-old Arman Samsonian of Glendale turned himself in Thursday evening
after learning there was a warrant issued for his arrest, according to City
News Service.
The accident turned deadly in the aftermath when two women tried to
give aid at the scene but were fatally electrocuted due to charged
water pooling at the crash site.
Samsonian, who was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, was
allegedly speeding in his SUV on Magnolia Boulevard the night of August 22
when the crash took place.
Irma Zamora, 40, was the passenger in a car driven by her husband traveling
behind Samsonian prior to the crash. Zamora got of the car to help
Samsonian, but was electrocuted by the charged water that had pooled as a
result of the damaged hydrant. Her husband was at the scene, screaming for
someone to help his wife.
Stacey Lee Schreiber, 39, a resident of the area of the crash site, rushed
to Zamora's aid, likely not hearing cries of caution from other onlookers.
Six other people suffered electrical burns, and five were hospitalized for
a time. One of the injured was a patrol officer from the LAPD's North
Hollywood station who suffered a shock through one of his boots.
Samsonian was booked into the Van Nuys Station jail Thursday on suspicion
of vehicular manslaughter, and was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
*UPDATE 10:45 AM:* We've learned Samsonian posted bail shortly after 2:00
a.m. Friday. He is facing two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter.