Victims in 3-Car Crash in Buena Park Are Airlifted to UCI Medical Center
Two motorists with serious injuries were airlifted by helicopter to UCI Medical Center in Orange on Friday night after they were involved in a three-car, chain-reaction crash in Buena Park, police said.
Officer Richard McMillan said one of the motorists who was airlifted--Lorie M. McDermott, 25, of Fullerton--was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving.
McDermott, who was driving a red Chevrolet Vega, failed to stop for a red light at the corner of Orangethorpe and Stanton avenues about 6:45 p.m., police said. Her car hit the rear end of a white Dodge Colt driven by Donald B. Spalding, 65, of Buena Park. Spalding’s car then struck the rear of a black Buick Regal, McMillan said.
Police said the conditions of McDermott and Spalding were still unlisted by hospital personnel late Friday night.
Police said Kenneth E. Collins, 49, of Downey, who was a passenger in the Regal, was taken to Anaheim Memorial Hospital by ambulance with neck and back injuries. He was listed in stable condition.
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