A man was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI after a car crash early Sunday morning sent several people to the hospital, authorities said, including a 5-month-old child who was in critical condition.
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the single-car crash near Crenshaw Boulevard and 52nd Street in Hyde Park shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday. Reporting from KTLA-TV Channel 5 He said the driver tried to flee the scene after his car crashed into a pole near the intersection.
Police could not confirm the man's attempt to flee, but he was arrested in connection with the crash, authorities said.
The driver, who has not been identified, suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital. KTLA reported that he left a woman, a 5-month-old baby and a 7-year-old child in the vehicle after the crash. Police were unable to provide the driver's relationship to the passengers.
The baby was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police could not confirm the condition of the other passengers.
Video of the scene showed a violent crash and a pool of blood on the pavement in front of the passenger door. The front of the dark-colored vehicle was severely damaged when it wrapped around the pole.
