SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO : Driver in Fatal Crash Still Being Sought
Police have identified a man who died in a fatal car crash on Sunday but are still searching for the driver of the vehicle.
Javier Morales, 26, of Santa Ana died in the one-car accident when the driver lost control and struck a light standard on Del Obispo Street near Aguacate Road shortly before midnight.
Eight people were in the 1980 Ford station wagon and six, including Morales, were taken to area hospitals. None appeared to be seriously injured, said a police spokesman.
Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators have not yet identified the driver, who fled the scene immediately after the accident. He is described as a male in his early 20s and was wearing a blue shirt and black pants. The driver also received some facial injuries in the accident.
The station wagon was traveling east on Del Obispo Street at high speed when it suddenly veered across the street, running into several trees before crashing against the light standard, said Sheriff’s Lt. Richard Olson.
Hurt in the accident were Hector Martinez, 23, Marko Conde, 24, Esteban Ramirez, 26, Lois Sabay, 22 and Juan Fajaldo, 23, all of San Juan Capistrano.
Olson declined to release additional information about the incident, pending further investigation.
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