LAPD Officer, Passenger Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver in Northridge

Late Los Angeles Police Officer Darrell Cunningham. Courtesy of Los Angeles Police Department

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—An off-duty Los Angeles police officer and his front-seat passenger were killed Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Northridge triggered by a vehicle that ran a red light at over 100 mph, authorities said.

The officer was identified as Darrell Cunningham, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said during a morning news conference in front of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.