Criminal Law
A Man Is Charged for Attempting to Kill His Girlfriend and Children in a Wrong-Way Crash in LA
A murder charge was filed Monday against a man that prosecutors say tried to kill his girlfriend and four children by driving the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway.
Cesar Iban Torres, 31, also was charged with attempted murder, child abuse and other crimes for last Thursday’s crash on Interstate 101 in Encino. His Lincoln Navigator SUV plowed head-on into a tractor-trailer rig.
The crash killed Aimee Garcia, 26. The couple’s four children, who are 1 to 7 years old, had moderate injuries, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Torres was arrested after fleeing the wreck and resisting arrest, authorities said. He was jailed on $1 million bail.
