Woman killed when SUV struck by car and left upside down in Huntington Beach wetlands – Orange County Register

A lady was lifeless and a person arrested following a two-vehicle crash that left an SUV upside down and principally submerged in the wetlands in Huntington Beach on Wednesday evening, April 15, authorities mentioned.

Both drivers had been northbound on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner Avenue, when the motive force of a BMW sedan rear-ended a Kia Soul about 10:40 p.m., Huntington Beach police officer Jessica Cuchilla mentioned.

The Kia Soul was pushed off the roadway and into the wetlands, she mentioned.

The Soul driver, a 53-year-old Long Beach girl, was taken to a hospital however died. She was not publicly recognized pending notification of her kin.

It was unclear whether or not the collision itself triggered her dying, or she drowned. The trigger was beneath investigation.

The driver of the sedan, a 23-year-old Long Beach man, was arrested on suspicion of driving beneath the affect, Cuchilla mentioned.

Huntington Beach Fire Department lifeguards had been among the many first responders on the scene and helped take away the lady from the SUV, Cuchilla mentioned.