A fatal crash on Sunday evening on the 241 toll road in Anaheim redulted in the death of Michelle Stanford and the injuring of Nicole Martin.
According to police, Michelle Stanford, 52, of Indio, was killed in the fatal car crash, which was reported at 6:26 p.m. Sunday in the northbound lanes of the 241 just north of Santiago Canyon Road.
Three others in the 2003 Toyota Sequoia Stanford was driving were also hurt, including a child who was taken to Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
Stanford was driving about 80 mph in the left lane when the vehicle collided with a 2016 Nissan Versa driven by 53-year-old Nicole Martin of Riverside, who was also injured and was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center.
The Toyota overturned and ended up in the center divider while the Nissan veered to the right and slammed into a guard rail on the right shoulder, according to the CHP.
The cause of the deadly car crash is currently under investigation.
Accidents like these often leave victims with the right to pursue a claim. As one of the leading catastrophic personal injury law firms in California, Callahan & Blaine has obtained numerous record-breaking verdicts and settlements in cases like this, helping bring some small justice to the aggrieved family. If you or someone you know has suffered a catastrophic injury or died as the result of an accident, contact the best personal injury attorneys in Orange County for expert legal counsel. Contact Callahan & Blaine if you believe you have a right to seek justice at (888) 894-1703.