LA News Crew Rundown by Suspected Drunk Driver

A KTTV Reporter Hal Eisner and Photographer Joab Perez were two of the six people that were injured as a suspected drunk driver ran into them while they were working on a story.

The news team was working on a story about the reopening on a movie theater on West Hollywood Boulevard as Los Angeles County lifted some COVID restrictions.

The crash was reported around 3:15 p.m. on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.

Eisner and Perez were both taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The driver that ran into the pedestrians was placed under arrest under the suspicion of Driving Under the Influence. The suspect told police he fell asleep at the wheel before he was taken to the hospital in LAPD custody.

Eisner has worked in news in LA for nearly 4 decades. Perez has been at the station for about 3 years.

FTVLive wishes both a speedy recovery.

H/T KTTV