Head-On Collision Leaves 3 Injured
A 56-year-old woman who drove into oncoming traffic Wednesday and collided head-on with another vehicle was in critical condition, police said.
Two other people were injured in the accident.
The crash occurred about 2:20 p.m. when Norma Jean Chisum of Orange left Westminster Memorial Park and turned north in the southbound lanes of Beach Boulevard south of Hazard Avenue, police said.
Chisum, who was driving a 1985 Honda Accord, “then collided with a southbound (1987) Dodge Caravan,” Westminster Police Lt. Andrew Hall said.
Chisum, who was flown to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, suffered major injuries, Hall said.
Chisum’s passenger, Marshall James Chisum, 60, of Orange, received facial cuts and was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, Hall said.
The driver of the Caravan, Lawrence Spohn, 43, of Irvine, also was cut in the face and was taken to Humana Hospital-Westminster.
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