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Three Killed, Six Injured as Car Crashes Into Westwood 99 Ranch Market

City officials plan quick-build safety measures for Westwood Boulevard.

Overview

  • Authorities say a silver sedan struck a bicyclist around 12:11 p.m. before barreling into the market’s bakery area, where three people died and multiple others were hurt.
  • The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified one victim as 42-year-old Deris Renoj; the others were a 55-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, and two of the three were store employees.
  • LAPD told NBC4 Investigates the driver is 92 and appeared to make an unsafe left turn before clipping the bicyclist; both the driver and the bicyclist declined transport and the driver is cooperating.
  • Investigators are treating the case as an apparent accidental traffic collision, retrieving vehicle data and reviewing the driver’s medical and driving records while the building remains yellow‑tagged.
  • Firefighters extricated people trapped under the car, four injured were hospitalized including two in critical condition, and a large on‑scene triage operation closed part of Westwood Boulevard.