Mom suspected of DUI after child killed in Pico-Union crash

Mom suspected of DUI in crash that killed 8yo

A mother is suspected of driving under the influence after a crash in the Pico-Union neighborhood that killed her 8-year-old son. The mother was also hospitalized.

LOS ANGELES - A mother is suspected of DUI after her child was killed in a crash in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles Saturday.

The crash happened near the intersection of W. Washington Boulevard and Toberman Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

According to officials, the young child was a passenger in the car when the mother was driving erratically underneath the 10 Freeway and crashed into a container that was on the side of the road.

The mother was also injured and sent to the hospital, but her condition is unknown.

No further information was immediately available.