Crime & Safety
3 Die In Fiery DUI Crash On PCH Overnight: Cops
A fatal collision in Huntington Beach has closed portions of PCH Thursday. 3 were killed in the fiery crash, DUI suspected, Wednesday night.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — One woman was arrested and three people were killed after a fiery two car crash on Pacific Coast Highway Wednesday night in Huntington Beach. A 27-year-old female motorist was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said.
The two-vehicle crash was reported at just after 1 a.m. near Magnolia Street, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.
The three fatally injured people were the driver and two passengers in one vehicle that was rear-ended by another, according to police. A third passenger in the rear-ended vehicle survived, and was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. The names of the dead were withheld, pending family notifications.
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The surviving driver, a 27-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of DUI, police said. Her name was not immediately released.
The highway was expected to be shut down for the duration of the morning commute and possibly longer.
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