Out-of-control driver plows into 4 vehicles in Southern California; 2 dead, 4 injured
Two people are dead and at least four others were injured in what authorities are describing as a high-speed multi-vehicle collision in Santa Ana Monday night.
Officers with the Santa Ana Police Department responded to reports of the violent crash on Main Street just north of Warner Avenue at around 6:35 p.m., officials confirmed to KTLA.
Santa Ana PD Public Information Officer Natalie Garcia told reporters that the department received multiple calls about a vehicle traveling down Warner Avenue at a high rate of speed.
“It’s very preliminary at this point. We know that – based on video surveillance that’s circulating – a vehicle was travelling at a really high rate of speed northbound on Main when it lost control, went into the southbound lanes of traffic, driving on the wrong side of the road,” Garcia said.
Dashcam video posted to Instagram moments before the crash appears to show a driver behind the wheel of a BMW speeding northbound down Warner Avenue in southbound lanes, narrowly missing the Tesla that captured the video.
Arriving police and crews with the Orange County Fire Authority found four vehicles involved in the collision, several of whom were trapped inside the wreckage of one vehicle and had to be extricated.
All four were rushed to a nearby hospital in unknown conditions. Two other victims, each in separate vehicles, were declared dead at the scene. Santa Clarita park a problem spot for late night parties, underage drinking
It is unknown if the person speeding on the wrong side of the road was killed during the crash.
In footage of the aftermath obtained by KTLA, firefighters can be seen attempting to get inside one of the involved cars, which was completely destroyed, with its entire front end smashed beyond recognition.
Two other vehicles, a Honda and a Toyota SUV also both sustained devastating damages.
Authorities said the investigation into the cause of the crash remains ongoing and that it’s too early to determine whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.
