A 24-year-old woman is under arrest on suspicion of DUI in a crash that killed a 23-year-old Tustin man in Costa Mesa.
According to the Costa Mesa Police Department, Kimberly Rene Martin was driving a white Volkswagen SUV that ran a red light and collided with a red Honda Civic in the intersection of Mesa Drive and Santa Ana Avenue in Costa Mesa. The Civic driver — Enrique Orlando Marquez, 23, of Tustin — was pronounced dead at the scene.
Martin was taken to a local hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. She was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. A third vehicle was also involved in the accident, but there were no injuries to that driver.
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