03 October 2011

Van With 3 Children Crashes, Father Arrested

Van With 3 Children Crashes, Father Arrested

Three children are in protective custody after the van in which they were riding collided early Monday with a car in Van Nuys in what police called a drunken driving case.

Both drivers involved in the crash had been drinking, according to authorities. The children were not properly secured in the van, but none of the occupants were seriously injured, police said.

The crash occurred on Van Nuys Boulevard just north  of Valerio Street around 12:30 a.m., said Sgt. Don Kelly of the Los Angeles  Police Department's Valley Traffic Division.

The parents of the three children had been drinking and called a friend  to drive them home in his van, said Officer R. Shaffer, also of Valley Traffic.  But the friend was also under the influence, as was the driver of the Mustang  with which the van collided, Shaffer said.

A 4-month-old girl in the van was in a tub used to wash feet, Shaffer added. A 2-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl also were in the vehicle.

The driver of the van also will be booked on three counts of felony child endangerment.

The children were placed in custody of the Los Angeles  County Department of Children and Family Services.

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