Off-Duty LAPD Officer and Passenger Killed in High-Speed DUI Collision, Suspect to be Charged with Gross Vehicular Manslaughter
20-year-old Brian David Oliveri, suspected of driving drunk and at over 100 mph, critically injured and charged with gross vehicular manslaughter; among crash victims is Officer Darrell Cunningham, known as "hard-working, honest" along with an unidentified passenger, with an off-duty San Bernardino County deputy sheriff also severely injured.
- Off-duty LAPD Officer Darrell Cunningham and an unidentified passenger were killed early Saturday morning in Los Angeles' Northridge neighborhood when their vehicle was hit by a car driving over 100 mph, breaching a red light, and being driven by a man suspected to be under the influence.
- 20-year-old Brian David Oliveri is suspected to have been under the influence and speeding at the time of the collision; he is now in critical condition in the hospital and will be charged with gross vehiculary manslaughter.
- An off-duty San Bernardino County deputy sheriff, who was also a passenger in Cunningham's vehicle, sustained significant injuries from the crash but they are not believed to be life-threatening.
- A female passenger in Oliveri’s car suffered serious injuries but she was able to exit the vehicle on her own; her injuries are also not considered life-threatening.
- Chief Michel Moore described the incident as a 'senseless tragedy' and described Cunningham, who had been on the job for just under five years, as hard-working and honest, stating that the department is grieving as a result of the incident.
- In addition to the charges pending against Oliveri, LAPD Chief Michel Moore emphasized that the act of speeding at over 100mph and running a red light is not just an accident, but an act of willful and gross negligence and criminality, indicative of a lack of regard for other people’s lives.