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REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police say a female motorist hit a group of pedestrians outside a Redondo Beach a church as a Christmas service ended, killing one person and leaving up to 11 others injured.
Some of the pedestrians were rushed to hospitals with critical injuries. Redondo Beach police Lt. Joe Hoffman said one adult died at a hospital, and the injured included at least two children.
The woman was driving a white sedan northbound on Pacific Coast Highway when she ran a red light, ran into the pedestrians and hit another vehicle.
The woman was taken in police custody to a hospital, where she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The California Highway Patrol was assisting Redondo Beach police in the investigation.
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