North Hollywood crash driver charged with murder, driving under influence

North Hollywood crash driver charged with murder, driving under influence

Police say the DUI crash suspect, 61-year-old Ihor Demianenko, blew twice the legal limit.

Charisse Gibson and Alex Rozier report for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026.

A 61-year-old man was charged with murder and driving under the influence after he allegedly plowed his minivan into pedestrians, killing three street vendors on a sidewalk Tuesday night outside the North Hollywood Metro Station.

Ihor Demianenko, 61, of Valley Village, was charged with three counts of murder, one count of driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury and one count of driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% causing injury.