Salena Hernandez was tragically killed and a man injured in a single-vehicle car crash in Garden Grove on Sunday, October 25.
According to police, Salena Hernandez, 41, was a resident of Pomona.
The fatal car crash occurred just before 6 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Trask Avenue.
The man and woman were in a northbound vehicle on Brookhurst when they crashed into a pole, Garden Grove police Lt. Carl Whitney said.
Sadly, Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene,.
The driver was transported to a hospital.
Traffic investigators will be examining the accident to determine if speed was a factor, as well as drugs and/or alcohol.
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