Three Costa Mesa residents have been killed and two others injured in a head-on collision in Oregon, according to a news report.
Oregon State Police officials said that a Buick sedan driven by Joshua F. Gibson, 27, of Costa Mesa, attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone on U.S. Highway 199 in Josephine County and crashed head-on into a pickup truck.
Three of the passengers in the Buick — Claire N. Honsaker, 25; Steven E. Stinson, 28; and Christoffer T. Burke, 27 — were killed. Gibson was seriously injured, as was another passenger, Kean G. Krause, 21, of Costa Mesa. The pickup driver suffered minor injuries.
Burke and Stinson were co-owners of Divine Rewind Events in Newport Beach and were active in the local music scene. Stinson was also known as “DJ Raid” and Burke as “MC Bizurk.” The five Costa Mesa residents were on their way to Oregon to take a training course in organic farming.
OSP officials said that alcohol may have been a factor in the fatal accident; the investigation is continuing.
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