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Westwood 99 Ranch Market Reopens Nearly a Week After Crash That Killed 3

No charges have been filed pending a police review of potential medical or mechanical causes.

Overview

  • The store resumed operations Wednesday after city inspectors yellow‑tagged the site yet found the structure stable, with the bakery area still closed and boarded.
  • Authorities say a 92-year-old driver struck a bicyclist before accelerating into the bakery section, and LAPD characterizes the event as an accident rather than intentional.
  • The Los Angeles County medical examiner identified those killed as customer Zih Dao, 28, and employees Deris Renoj, 42, and Leonel Mateo, 52.
  • Four injured people were transported to hospitals — two 35-year-old men in critical condition and two men, 37 and 38, in fair condition — while the bicyclist and the driver declined transport, according to LAFD.
  • 99 Ranch Market says it is supporting families and staff and continues to cooperate with investigators as a memorial grows outside the Westwood Boulevard store.