Local News in Brief : Driver Held in Death of Passenger in Crash
A Thousand Oaks man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter after the car he was driving crashed into a culvert, killing one passenger and injuring three others, the California Highway Patrol said.
The driver, Anthony C. Fick, 27, was taken into custody at Westlake Community Hospital after being treated for minor injuries and a broken rib. He was transported to the county jail ward at County-USC Medical Center, Officer Kenn Rosenberg said.
Paul Seay Jr., 24, of Malibu was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Passengers Robert Rinaldi, 29, and John Rosendich, 19, both of Malibu, and Marlon Mendoza, 20, whose residence was not known, also were treated at Westlake Community Hospital, Rosenberg said.
According to authorities, Fick was traveling north at 70 m.p.h. on Kanan Road south of Triunfo Canyon Road in Agoura Hills at about 1:15 a.m. Fick tried to avoid hitting a slower-moving vehicle but lost control of the car on a dirt shoulder and ran into the culvert.
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