One Dead, Three Injured In Rollover Accident
A solo vehicle accident took the life of a young woman and seriously injured three others on the southbound 55 Freeway early Sunday morning in Santa Ana.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash took place just after 5:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the major freeway just north of Dryer Road.
Officers who responded to the scene reported that the vehicle, a Ford Bronco, swerved suddenly to the right and rolled several times before coming to rest after slamming into a concrete median.
69 year old Erasmo Molina from Riverside was piloting the vehicle at the time of the crash. He and two other passengers, 27 year old Armando Angeles and 18 year old Vanesa Suaseda, were seriously injured in the crash. All three were taken to UCI Medical Center for treatment, where they remain in critical condition.
22 year old Yoeen Sauseda was also in the vehicle, seated directly behind the driver. An initial investigation has indicated that she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the rollover, and she was jettisoned from the vehicle as it hit the concrete median. All of the other occupants were properly belted in during the crash.
She was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana for treatment, but her injuries were too severe to recover from, and she was pronounced dead.
Poor tires have been cited as the probable cause of the accident. “It looks like it could have been a possible tread separation,” said CHP Sergeant Chris Berry.
Police closed down a section of the highway to allow for cleanup crews to clear up the mangled vehicle and investigators to look for more clues as to anything else that may have been involved in the accident.
Tire care is essential. Recent research has shown that poorly kept tires cause as much as 5% of all accidents on the road. Underinflation and a lack of tread are the two biggest causes.
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