Newport Beach police have apprehended a man they believe was involved in a deadly Orange County, California car accident that left one woman hurt and another man dead. Costa Mesa driver Jeffrey David Kirby was apprehended for one count of gross vehicular manslaughter after a cop saw him leaving the crash site at Jamboree Road close to Camelback Street in Newport Beach. Kirby was spotted in a 1977 Porsche.
According to the local officer, the Porsche and the Ferrari were driving next to each other when the Ferrari struck the curb and a light pole before colliding with the Porsche. Although the Porsche's driver stopped briefly, he fled the auto accident site.
Police found the Porsche on Bison Avenue, and Kirby and a Newport Beach female were spotted leaving the car. The woman, 32-year-old Lynn Mari Nobozny, was arrested for suspicion of public intoxication but was later released.
At the crash site, a male victim was pronounced dead and a female victim, who was ejected from the vehicle, was transported to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana.
Orange County, California Traffic Accident Injuries
Orange County, California motor vehicle crashes can lead to catastrophic injuries for those involved. Spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, head injuries, severed limbs, internal injuries, permanent disabilities, disfigurement, mental and emotional suffering, and death are just some of the serious injuries that can occur to car accident victims.
While some auto accidents do occur because the victim was careless, there are many instances when another party caused the Southern California motor vehicle crash and should be held liable for personal injury or wrongful death.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2007 Traffic Facts:
• 41,059 motor vehicle deaths (Includes victims in cars, trucks, motorcycles, pedalcyclists, and pedestrians)
• 3,974 of those deaths occurred in California. This is a decrease from the number of California traffic accident fatalities in 2006, when 4,240 people died in auto crashes.
• 2,491,000 US motor vehicle victims survived with injuries.
Man arrested in deadly Ferrari crash, OC Register, March 11, 2009
Ferrari crash involves alcohol, speed and a white Porsche, police say, Los Angeles Times, March 11, 2009
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