A 37-year-old Newport Beach man who was jogging on the sidewalk of West Coast Highway is in critical condition after being hit by a car.
Newport Beach police said that the unidentified man was jogging west in the 6000 block of West Coast Highway in Newport Beach when a 2000 Toyota Celica jumped the curb and hit him. The driver of the Toyota Celica, 22-year-old Joshua Baird of Buena Park, reportedly lost control of the vehicle and was arrested at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence. A female passenger in the car was also seriously injured.
The jogger and the female passenger were both taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in critical condition. The incident remains under investigation.
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