A 20-year-old Santa Ana man who was a passenger in a car involved in a one-car crash was killed and the driver has been arrested on suspicion of DUI, according to a news report.
Authorities said that Joseph Castro was a passenger in a Cadillac Catera driven by Victor Martinez, 22, of Santa Ana, that crashed into a dirt embankment at a high rate of speed in Eastvale in western Riverside County. Castro was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other passengers in the vehicle also sustained injuries. A 19-year-old Orange woman suffered critical injuries, and a 16-year-old female passenger from Santa Ana was treated for minor injuries at a local hospital and released.
Martinez has been arrested on suspicion of DUI and manslaughter.
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