Two critically injured
VENICE Four people have been injured, two critically, after a vehicle struck a crowd of people on a sidewalk near a Catholic church here.
Fire officials say the incident occurred about 1:20 p.m. Sunday in front of the St. Mark Catholic Church. Two people were listed in critical condition and two were in serious condition. The extent of their injuries wasn’t immediately known.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
According to witnesses, church members were massed in front of the church following a Spanish language mass when the car swerved out of control and plowed into the crowd. Los Angeles Fire Department person-nell were called to the scene as were officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division.
Transportation workers to the area to direct traffic in the area of Lincoln and Venice boulevards.
Traffic on Lincoln Boulevard, a heavily used thoroughfare, was blocked. Firefighters called for police and Department of
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 16, 2008. Read the original PDF.