British film director, 36, is killed by 'drink driver' while crossing the road ... trends now
A British film director was 'catapulted into the air' and killed by a suspected drink driver as he was crossing the road in Los Angeles.
Jonathan Gales, whose wife is expecting their second child, was reportedly hit by a car being driven the wrong way down a one-way street as he crossed.
Another second man hit suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries.
The 39-year-old motorist, who was arrested at the scene two weeks ago, reportedly tried to escape before crashing head-on into another vehicle.
British director Jonathan Gales (pictured) has been named as the victim of a crash in Los Angeles, which saw a suspected drink driver crash into him as he was crossing the road
Gales - a Bafta-award-winning animation and visual effects director - was visiting a business partners in the Californian city after working in Tennessee on a commercial for car manufacturer Kia when the accident happened on Friday, November 18.
According to local reports 39-year-old Joseph Hansen Madarang has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence when the crash happened.
Police say he had been driving the wrong way on a one-way street when the crash occurred and Mr Gales was fatally struck. Footage from the scene of the crash showed two mangled cars facing each other in the middle of the street.
An LAPD spokesman said: 'One of the pedestrians, a 36-year-old man, died from his injuries; the other, a 32-year-old man, suffered severe injuries. Both were crossing the street in a marked crosswalk at the time of the collision.
'After hitting the men, the driver continued crashing head-on with another vehicle. Local people detained
