Crime & Safety

DUI Crash Kills 85-Year-Old Man In South OC, Mercedes Driver Arrested: Police

The two-vehicle crash between a 2009 Toyota Corolla and a 2023 Mercedes S680 happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday in Irvine.

The two-vehicle crash between a 2009 Toyota Corolla and a 2023 Mercedes S680 happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday at Harvard Avenue and Paseo Westpark, according to Ziggy Azarcon of the Irvine Police Department.
The two-vehicle crash between a 2009 Toyota Corolla and a 2023 Mercedes S680 happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday at Harvard Avenue and Paseo Westpark, according to Ziggy Azarcon of the Irvine Police Department. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

IRVINE, CA — A suspected drunken driver was arrested in connection with a crash that killed a woman in Irvine, police said Friday.

The two-vehicle crash between a 2009 Toyota Corolla and a 2023 Mercedes S680 happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday at Harvard Avenue and Paseo Westpark, according to Ziggy Azarcon of the Irvine Police Department.

The victim, 83-year-old Effat Setayeshgar Tinoosh of Tustin, was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said.

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The Mercedes driver,28-year-old Adam Gabriel Canchola of La Quinta, was arrested on suspicion of DUI, Azarcon said.