Newport Beach : 3 People Injured in Collision of 2 Porsches
A Costa Mesa man thrown from a car was in critical condition Thursday and two others were being treated for major injuries after a head-on collision on Irvine Avenue.
Robert K. Elliott, 21, suffered serious head injuries after he was ejected from the 1972 Porsche his friend was driving.
The accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. on the winding section of Irvine Avenue just north of Private Road, police said. Dale Cross, 22, who was driving, apparently lost control and drove over the center divider into oncoming traffic, police said.
That car collided with Paul Dolkas’ 1969 silver Porsche, then careened into a Volkswagen and a Mercedes-Benz.
Elliott and Cross, also of Costa Mesa, were taken to United Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, where Cross was in stable condition after suffering head and leg injuries.
Dolkas, 35, of Newport Beach was in serious condition Thursday after being airlifted to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo.
Officer Robert Oakley said Cross worked at Coast Detailing shop in Newport Beach, where the Porsche had been brought for detailing. Cross did not have permission to drive the car, Oakley said.
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