Crime & Safety

Garden Grove Man Identified In Fatal Bridge Crash

A Garden Grove man was identified after a fatal collision with another vehicle on the 22 freeway bridge near Los Alamitos Sunday.

LOS ALAMITOS, CA — The Orange County Coroner's office identified a Garden Grove man who was killed when his vehicle collided with another on a bridge over the Garden Grove Freeway in Westminster, authorities said Monday.

The collision occurred at approximately 8:45 p.m. Sunday on the 22 freeway bridge at Springdale Street and Garden Grove Boulevard, said Westminster police Sgt. Mike Harvey.

The driver, 26-year-old Xavier Obregon, who was alone in his vehicle at the time of collision, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Orange County coroner's office.

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Two people in the other vehicle were taken to a hospital with injuries not believed life-threatening, Harvey said.

The cause of the crash was under investigation, he said.

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