Transient Struck, Killed In Possible DUI Crash Sunday

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — A homeless man was struck and killed by a possible DUI driver Sunday morning in Garden Grove, authorities reported.

The woman behind the wheel of the truck that truck the pedestrian suffered head and leg injuries when her vehicle struck a tree. According to the Garden Grove Police Department, she was the sole occupant inside of the vehicle.

Officers were dispatched at about 1:10 a.m. to Chapman Avenue and Nelson Street after receiving reports that a woman had been trapped inside her truck. She was eventually taken to the south sidewalk on Chapman Avenue, east of Nelson Avenue, Garden Grove Police Sgt. Lino Santana said.

``As officers continued to arrive on scene, they observed a deceased male approximately 75 yards east from the traffic collision, on the southeast corner of Chapman Avenue and Diane Street," he said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The condition of the motorist was not known.

``Alcohol and/or drugs is believed to be a factor in the collision, however will be pending results from the Orange County Crime Lab," Santana said. ``The collision investigation is on-going."

No further information was immediately available.