A 23-year-old Santa Ana man and a 20-year-old Florida woman are dead and two other people were injured in a Santa Ana DUI crash, according to a news report.
Santa Ana police said that Ryan Anthony Morris, 26, of Santa Ana, lost control of his Subaru Forester near Bristol Street and MacArthur Boulevard and crashed into a cement pole and a wall. There were three passengers in Morris’ vehicle. Shane Spear was pronounced dead at the scene and two other passengers — a 20-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man — were taken to local hospitals in critical condition. The woman — identified as Kayla Smith from Florida — later died from her injuries.
Morris was treated for his injuries and later arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury.
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