Monday saw mourners gathered near the Santa Ana crash site where four people lost their lives in a suspected DUI crash that happened over the weekend.
The victims of the crash have been identified as 31-year-old Jose Alberto Avila-Rosas of Santa Ana; 23-year-old Ziomara Zaragoza of Garden Grove; 23-year-old Antonio Alonso Santibanez of Orange; and 34-year-old Prisma Yuliana Montoya of Santa Ana.
The fatal accident began around 2:30 a.m. Sunday morning when Avila-Rosas, in his Chevy Silverado, was broadsided by a Jeep that allegedly went through a red light.
The Silverado then caught fire while the four victims were trapped inside the vehicle. An off-duty West Covina firefighter happened upon the scene and tried to extinguish the flames. His wife, an off-duty nurse, provided aid to one of the victims.
All four victims were found unresponsive by the time police offices arrived and soon pronounced dead.
The driver of the Jeep, 28-year-old Vincent Michael Calvo of Buena Park, sustained minor injuries from the crash. Orange County Police release stated that Calvo, “appeared to be extremely impaired at the scene.” He was treated at a local hospital before being arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Police have state that Calvo faces several possible murder charges.
Police also reported that the crash was recorded by the surveillance camera of a local gas station.
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