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Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Pedestrians In Boyle Heights

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - Six pedestrians were struck by an alleged drunk driver Friday in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities said.

The crash occurred around 1:15 p.m. near a bus stop in the 100 block of North Chicago Street in Boyle Heights, according to fire officials.

Paramedics were dispatched to the scene, where police say at least some of the victims were stuck under the vehicle.

Two women and three men were transported for hospital treatment in unknown condition, Humphrey said. Another man was treated at the scene.

Detectives say the driver of the Camry reeked of alcohol and recovered beer cans out of the car.

Witness Johnny Gonalez says he saw the alcohol.

"I saw the individual walk out, beer cans out," he said, adding he saw the man run off before a Good Samaritan tackled the suspect.

Police say the suspect is in good condition and may have had a passenger in his car who fled the scene, but is not a suspect.

(© Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)

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