Press Release
December 30, 2014
Fatal Traffic
Collision at Katella Ave and Reagan St
A
25-year-old female passenger suffered fatal injuries as a result of a two
vehicle traffic collision near the intersection of Katella Ave and Reagan
St. The collision occurred shortly after
midnight on December 30, 2014 after a silver late model Ford Mustang, being
driven by a 28-year-old male, lost control of the car and swerved into the
opposing traffic lanes. Witnesses
reported seeing the Mustang traveling west on Katella Ave at a high rate speed
as it approached a roadway construction zone.
The driver of the Mustang lost control of the vehicle, striking the
raised center median before swerving into the eastbound lanes of Katella Ave
where it was struck by an oncoming passenger van. The passenger van, driven by a solo occupant,
broadsided the Mustang and overturned.
Construction workers who witnessed the accident immediately rendered aid
to the vehicle’s occupants while first responders from the Los Alamitos Police
Department and Orange County Fire Authority were being dispatched to the accident
scene. Due to the impact of the
collision, the female passenger was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be
extracted by fire personnel. Once
removed from the vehicle, she was immediately transported to UCI Medical Center
where she succumbed to her injuries. The
driver of the Mustang sustained major injuries and was taken to Long Beach
Memorial for emergency trauma treatment.
The driver of the passenger van was shaken by the collision but
otherwise uninjured and released at the scene after providing a statement to
police. It is unknown if the occupants
of the Mustang were impaired by any intoxicants. No members of the construction crew were
injured. The collision is being
investigated by the Los Alamitos Police Department and members of the regional
Serious Traffic Accident Response Team, and anyone who may have witnessed the
accident is encouraged to contact Traffic Sergeant Chris Karrer at (562)
431-2255, extension 473 with information. The identities of the victims are being
withheld until the next of kin are notified.
Submitted
by:
bmcalpine@cityoflosalamitos.org
(562) 431-225, extension 420