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It was not immediately clear whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, but police said they read read more more believed Bronstein had prescription medications in her system.

The collision in Redondo Beach was the second DUI-related crash in L.A. County involving pedestrians that resulted in the injuries of at least a dozen people in less than a week.

On Sunday, a suspected drunk driver was arrested read more after allegedly running through a crowd of pedestrians in Alhambra, leaving 13 people injured.

“At the very minimum, prescription medication is involved. However, it is going to take some time to get a complete toxicology report and determine exactly everything that she may have been under the influence of,” Hoffman said.

"I now have the tools to move past this," Phelps told the judge, according to the AP. "What I did was wrong, and I made a bad mistake. I'm looking forward to having a much brighter future than I had in the past."

Driving-relating restrictions required her to drive a vehicle that had hand-controlled brakes, an additional right side mirror and an adequate signaling device, according to Yee.

Candles, flowers and stuffed animal were left on the corner of PCH and Vincent Street. (Credit: KTLA)

“I looked down to the car right in front of me and underneath the left front tire was a little boy,” said Tovar, his voice choked with tears. “He was just laying there underneath the tire.”

Bronstein was being held at the Redondo Beach Police Department read more jail on $300,000 bail. She was scheduled to make her first court appearance in Torrance Friday, the news release stated.

Details regarding Bronstein’s vehicle, medical condition and medications were not being released during the investigation, police said Thursday afternoon.

In addition to these two DUI convictions, in 2009, the British newspaper News of the World published a photo read more of him with a marijuana pipe in his mouth. He was suspended from swimming for three months after that incident.