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The driver ran into the crowd, who were taking the crosswalk
after leaving St. James Catholic Church, before crashing head-on
into another car around 8 p.m. local time, police said in a
statement.
Emergency workers treated about 12 people, including at least
one child, at the scene who were then transported to hospitals,
police said. Some of those victims were critical.
Three of the victims, including 81-year-old Mary Anne Wilson and
87-year-old Saeko Matsumura, both of Torrance, died of their
injuries, police said.
Police said they could not provide an exact tally of the injured
as some may have taken themselves to hospitals for treatment.
The driver was arrested on felony charges of driving under the
influence and manslaughter and is being treated for her
injuries, police said.
Local media reported that the crowd had just attended a
Christmas concert at the church. Footage broadcast by local news
network ABC7 showed shoes and other personal items strewn across
the street near the crashed sedan.
Redondo Beach is a city of some 66,750 people roughly 19 miles
(30 km) southwest of Los Angeles.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Larry
King and Angus MacSwan)
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