California Boy Dies When Stabbing Suspect’s Car Hits Teens

Ventura County Sheriff's Office personnel investigate the scene where a teenager was killed and three others injured after a stabbing suspect crashed his vehicle into the group as they were walking near their high school in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on April 18, 2023. Juan Carlo/Ventura County Star via AP

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—The driver of a car that crashed into a group of Southern California high school students, killing one and injuring three, was arrested for investigation of murder and other crimes, including an earlier stabbing, authorities said Wednesday.

The students were struck while on a sidewalk Tuesday afternoon near Westlake High School in the city of Thousand Oaks, west of Los Angeles. The car overturned.