Santa Ana : Driver Arrested After Crash Kills His Mother
A Santa Ana man was arrested Monday night after he allegedly ran away from an accident that left his mother dead and stepfather injured, police said Tuesday.
Ismael Montellano Flores, 31, arrested on suspicion of felony vehicular manslaughter in connection with the death of his mother, Librada Montellano, 47. He was taken to Orange County jail in Santa Ana.
She was killed instantly when her son lost control of his Nissan 280-Z while driving north on the 1200 block of South Fairview Street shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Santa Ana Police spokeswoman Maureen Thomas said.
The car ran off the road and hit a telephone pole, killing his mother, who was in the front passenger seat, Thomas said. Montellano managed to get out of the car along with his stepfather, Eusebio Ortega Medina, 47, and a friend after the accident.
Montellano, who allegedly was intoxicated at the time, then ran away with the friend, identified as Mario Acevedo, 31, Thomas said. They were caught a short time later a few blocks away, she said.
Ortega suffered a neck injury and a broken collarbone. He was treated at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center.
Montellano was also arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, Thomas said.
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