Good news: Information that a fourth Carson child died was wrong
Sometimes misinformation gets out during the course of a story as it develops. Unfortunately that happened yesterday.
Today, as upset as I am that a story reported yesterday was incorrect, I can call this good news.
We've all been following the horrible crash in South Los Angeles that killed three children from a Carson family and the occupants of the van that struck the van they were riding in.
Three children and three adults remain hospitalized.
So far, the names of the people involved -- alive and deceased -- have not been officially released by the police and coroner's office.
Unfortunately yesterday, through the fault of no one, some misinformation traveled from hospital officials to police officers and on to me. It was thankfully incorrect that a fourth child had died.
Happily, we can report today that isn't the case. A detective told me that two of the children in the crash are twins with very similar names and, somehow, that caused some confusion and the belief that another child had died. One of the twins, however, is alive and hospitalized.
I did make an attempt to speak with a relative of the family today, but so far have not been successful. Possibly later today or tomorrow we will have more word on what we can all do to help this family.
Today, as upset as I am that a story reported yesterday was incorrect, I can call this good news.
We've all been following the horrible crash in South Los Angeles that killed three children from a Carson family and the occupants of the van that struck the van they were riding in.
Three children and three adults remain hospitalized.
So far, the names of the people involved -- alive and deceased -- have not been officially released by the police and coroner's office.
Unfortunately yesterday, through the fault of no one, some misinformation traveled from hospital officials to police officers and on to me. It was thankfully incorrect that a fourth child had died.
Happily, we can report today that isn't the case. A detective told me that two of the children in the crash are twins with very similar names and, somehow, that caused some confusion and the belief that another child had died. One of the twins, however, is alive and hospitalized.
I did make an attempt to speak with a relative of the family today, but so far have not been successful. Possibly later today or tomorrow we will have more word on what we can all do to help this family.
About the Blogger
Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.
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