CYPRESS : Man’s Death Blamed on Drunk Driving
One man was killed and another seriously injured in an early morning traffic accident Sunday at Cerritos Avenue east of Holder Street, which police blamed on high-speed drunk driving.
The driver, Richard Gomez, 18, was hospitalized with a fractured hip and ankle at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. He will be booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, a Cypress police official said.
Police said Gomez “was driving at a high speed while intoxicated” at 1:56 a.m. when his 1981 Green Chevrolet Monte Carlo left the road and hit a traffic signal pole.
Late Sunday, police said they were still unable to identify Gomez’s passenger, who died in the crash.
Gomez was taken to the trauma center at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. He was reported in serious condition late Sunday.
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