The medical examiner’s office released, on July 17, the names of two of three people killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on the Santa Ana 5 Freeway in Norwalk. The crash was reported at 2:22 a.m. Sunday on the northbound Santa Ana Freeway south of Florence Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The chain…
3 Killed in Suspected DUI Crash on 5 Freeway in Norwalk
Woman, 20, Killed in Head-On Crash in Van Nuys
VAN NUYS, Calif.—A 20-year-old woman was killed July 16 when a wrong-way vehicle driven by a possibly impaired motorist slammed head-on into another vehicle on a Van Nuys street, authorities said. Three other people—including a child—were injured in the crash, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Paramedics rushed them to a…
Man Charged With Driving Drunk, Causing Deadly Crash in Tustin
A 25-year-old Santa Ana man was charged June 28 with driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a woman in Tustin earlier that month. Gerardo Joaquin Garcia Lopez was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, and driving under the influence with a blood alcohol content…
Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in DUI Fatal Crash in Costa Mesa
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 39-year-old woman pleaded guilty June 8 and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a drunken driving collision that killed a 23-year-old man in Costa Mesa five years ago. Kimberly Renee Martin pleaded guilty through tears to second-degree murder in the May 1, 2018, crash that killed Enrique Orlando…
Chula Vista Restaurant Liquor License Suspended After Underage Patron’s DUI Death
A Chula Vista restaurant’s liquor license was suspended May 19 after state officials said a 20-year-old man was served alcohol at the business just before he died in a solo vehicle crash. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said 20-year-old Jonathan Ortiz Zaragoza was “repeatedly served alcohol” at Las Tres Cantinas without his ID ever…
Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Poway DUI Crash That Killed Passenger
SAN DIEGO—A man who drove drunk and crashed a car into a traffic pole in Poway, killing his passenger, pleaded guilty April 19 to charges that include gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Jordan Bourassa, 24, had a blood-alcohol level of .33 percent—over four times the legal driving limit in California—a few hours after the May…
Man Gets 10 Years in Prison for Fatal DUI Crash That Killed His Passenger in Fallbrook
VISTA, Calif.—A man who drove under the influence of drugs, leading to a crash that killed his passenger in Fallbrook, has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison. Mark Aaron Sorden, 60, was sentenced April 17 following his guilty pleas to felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and DUI causing injury for…
Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Deadly Garden Grove DUI Crash
WESTMINSTER, Calif.—A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty April 10 and was sentenced to nine years in prison for an alcohol-fueled, hit-and-run crash that killed a man and injured another victim in Garden Grove. Mario Miguel Hernandez-Lopez of Garden Grove admitted one count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing…
Man Gets 15 Years to Life for DUI Crash That Killed Woman, Dog Near Costa Mesa
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 33-year-old Riverside man pleaded guilty March 17 and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a deadly crash that killed a woman and her dog in an unincorporated area near Costa Mesa. Ali Zohair Fakhreddine pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury, and driving…
Man, 23, Pleads Guilty to Fatal DUI Crash in Huntington Beach
SANTA ANA—A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty Mar. 2 and was immediately sentenced to four years in prison for a DUI-fueled crash in Huntington Beach that killed his passenger. Miguel Angel Guzman Jr. pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to court records. He accepted a plea deal from Orange County Superior Court Judge…
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