The California Highway Patrol says that a man has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving related to a Anaheim, California car crash involving two vehicles that took place early Monday on I-5N. The alleged drunken driver's name is Sabah Mikha, who is a 23-year-old Oceanside resident.
During the Orange County, California traffic crash, one of the motor vehicles overturned on the right shoulder, which caused all lanes to temporarily close. Five auto collision victims that were transported to the hospital. They are Los Angeles residents Maria Garcia-Salas, 24, Elizabeth Garcia, 22, Rosa Garcia, 5, Evelyn Aguilar, 19, and Jesus Garcia, 20. They sustained minor to moderate injuries.
Also last night on the I-5 Freeway, Francisco Cinto, a 40-year-old Santa Ana man, was killed when an SUV collided with his disabled car. Cinto had turned on his Toyota Corolla's hazard lights after his car broke down. Unfortunately, that did not prevent a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by a 21-year-old man, from rear-ending his vehicle.
According to the police report, the younger driver was not able to stop his Tahoe, which was going at about 70 mph and was behind another vehicle that suddenly swerved around Cinto's car to avoid striking it, in time. The impact of the crash sent the Tahoe across all freeway lanes before it struck a concrete wall.
Cinto was pronounced dead at the Orange County, California car accident site. The other driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of his moderate injuries.
Common Causes of Anaheim Car Crashes:
- Drunk driving
- Distracted driving
- Speeding
- Aggressive driving
- Road defects
- Auto defects
- Driver inexperience
- Poor road or weather conditions
Disabled car rear-ended; Santa Ana man killed, OC Register, September 28, 2010
5 injured in early-morning crash on I-5, MSNBC, September 27, 2010
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