Motorcyclist dies, driver arrested in I-405 crash
IRVINE – A 32-year-old motorcyclist died and a 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after being involved in a traffic crash Thursday night.
The crash occurred at about 11:33 p.m. on the southbound I-405 just south of Sand Canyon, the California Highway Patrol said.
According to the CHP, Leslie Juarez, from Laguna Beach, was driving a 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse at a high speed when she collided with a 2006 Nissan Sentra.
The crash caused the Sentra to travel out of control over the center median wall and in the carpool and No. 1 and 2 lanes of the northbound I-405, the CHP said in a news release.
The driver of a 1995 Toyota Tacoma then collided with the Sentra on the northbound I-405, causing the Sentra to come to a stop, said the CHP.
That’s when a northbound motorcyclist riding a 1999 Suzuki crashed into the Sentra, the CHP added.
The 32-year-old motorcyclist from Tustin suffered fatal injuries, while the driver of the Sentra was hospitalized with minor injuries.
Juarez was taken to Hoag Hospital with minor injuries and was later arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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