Three people were killed and three others were seriously injured in a car crash that temporarily left hundreds of Pasadena residents without power early Saturday, authorities said.
A Tesla Model 3 sedan was traveling westbound on Foothill Boulevard at more than twice the 35 mph speed limit when it ran a red light around 2:30 a.m. on Sierra Madre Boulevard, struck a curb and struck a pole. of energy, according to Pasadena. Police department. There were six people in the car.
When officers arrived, they discovered that three passengers had been ejected from the rear of the vehicle, police said. The driver and two of the passengers were pronounced dead at the scene; The other three passengers were taken to hospital in serious condition.
The six people involved in the crash were between 17 and 22 years old, authorities said.
An initial investigation suggests the driver “failed to negotiate a slight curve” just east of Vista Avenue, causing the vehicle to hit the sidewalk and crash into a light pole, Lt. Anthony Russo said. The car catapulted into the air and hit a power pole and an abandoned building, destroying the entire east wall of the structure, he said. The car stopped a few hundred feet west of the building.
“It was a very major accident,” Russo said. “There are indications that alcohol may have been involved, but we have not confirmed whether the driver was under the influence or intoxicated at the time of the accident.”
More than 500 homes and businesses were left without power in the region due to the collision, which knocked out power lines, authorities said.
All power has since been restored to the area, Pasadena spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said.
