A woman has been critically injured and her male passenger sustained minor injuries in a Huntington Beach car accident where DUI is suspected, according to a news report.
Huntington Beach police said that the unidentified 18-year-old woman was driving a Ford Ranger east on Edinger Avenue when she was hit by a black Chrysler 200 traveling south on Springdale Street. She was ejected from the Ranger and taken to a local hospital in critical condition with major injuries. Her male passenger was hospitalized with minor injuries.
The driver of the Chrysler 200 — Darius Roberts, 27, of Huntington Beach — was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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