ALHAMBRA >> A suspected drunken driver accused of injuring 13 people when he collided with two vans Sunday night did not have a valid license because of prior drunk driving violations, according to the DMV.

Of the injured, police said a 27-year-old woman remained in critical condition at a hospital on Monday.

The driver, 28-year-old Ismael Soto of Los Angeles, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence. Soto also sustained minor injuries in the crash.

His license was suspended in Oct. 2012 for high blood alcohol level. Subsequent suspensions were listed in Feb. 2013 and Nov. 2013, but no reason was listed, according to the DMV. But court records show convictions for driving with a .08 percent of more blood alcohol content and driving under the influence in those months.

Soto’s license was revoked on Nov. 17, 2013 for refusing to take a drug or alcohol test. The license was not valid when the collision occurred in the 300 block of South Fremont Avenue at around 8:37 p.m. Sunday.

Police said Soto was driving a red truck heading northbound on Fremont Avenue when it crossed into the southbound lanes and collided with two parked vans that were occupied.

Alhambra Police Lt. Gary La Guard said one of the vehicles then struck several pedestrians on the sidewalk. The pedestrians and vans’ occupants were watching homes decorated for the holidays.

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Resident David Villalobos said their holiday display attracts a lot of people every year. On Sunday night, he was on the driveway greeting people, controlling the snow blower and passing out bags of chips. One of his neighbors was dressed as Santa Claus and giving Batman and Joker toys, he said.

Then Villalobos heard tires screeching and saw a red truck fishtailing.

“I saw the truck start losing control, hit the (black) van almost corner to corner then start sliding. All at the same time, both cars were moving,” he said.

Villalobos said the black van jumped the curbed, sheared off the cover for a transformer vent, took out the candy cane fence, lights, decor, also hit the chain link fence and ended up in the neighbor’s driveway.

The red truck also crashed into a white van, he added.

Villalobos ran to the black van and saw a woman and a boy he described as about 8 years old. They were moving so he headed toward the red truck.

“The guy was out cold. I believe he was not wearing a seat belt,” Villalobos said, adding that the driver was lying on the driver side seat all the way to the passenger side.

Villalobos said the unconscious driver had a cut almost near the top of his head. Villalobos knocked and banged on the window to get a response from the driver.

“So I saw him moving so I let him be. I ran back over here, went to my truck, got my flashlight and started directing traffic because I didn’t want another traffic accident,” Villalobos said.

He and another neighbor directed traffic. He also called 9-1-1 three times but kept getting a busy signal. His grandfather, Gilbert Armenta, was able to get through though, he said.

He saw one woman with her legs under the black van. She had big bump on her head.

All three vehicles were totaled, Villalobos said.

He heard the police ask the driver of the truck if he had been drinking. The man answered, “No.” When asked who was driving, the man told police he didn’t know, according to Villalobos.

“I wanted to punch him so bad. He kept lying to the cops. I told the cops he was the only one (in the truck),” Villalobos said.

Villalobos said it could have been worse if the vans weren’t parked there. At least three people could have died, he added.

The 13 injured included Soto, eight people in the vehicles hit and four pedestrians, according to Lt. La Guard.

La Guard said 11 were taken to hospitals. Four were in critical condition Sunday night.

By Monday, one remained in critical condition,

Soto remains in custody at Alhambra Superior Court on $130,000 bail. He will be arraigned Wednesday at Alhambra Superior Court.

Online court records show he has prior convictions mostly related to drinking and driving.

On Feb. 19, 2013, Soto was convicted of driving with .08 percent blood alcohol level and of driving with a revoked or suspended license. He was found guilty on Nov. 4, 2013 of driving under the influence and convicted on Nov. 15, 2013 of driving with the knowledge that his license was suspended.

Soto also was convicted of vandalism on July 15, 2005.

He took a plea in a case where he was charged with carrying a concealed firearm. Court records show he pleaded guilty on Aug. 30, 2005.

And on Dec. 14, 2005, he was convicted of being a felon with a firearm.

After the crash, Villalobos said they were cleaning up the debris when his grandfather found a cell phone. Villalobos looked through the phone, saw “dad” and called the number. The phone belonged to the injured boy in the black van. He said relatives of the boy came to retrieve the phone and told him the child was kept overnight at a hospital.

“It could have been prevented. (The suspect) could have called someone to pick him up,” Villalobos said.

– Staff Writer Jason Henry contributed to this report.