Costa Mesa resident dies in car collision

Bryce Alderton

One person was killed and three others were injured in a traffic

accident in Costa Mesa on Sunday, police officials reported.

Costa Mesa resident Luther Mitchell, 19, was killed after the

Chevrolet Suburban he was driving hit an Acura, driven by 41-year-old

Vicki Phillips of San Diego, and rolled several times before it hit a

cinder block wall, a police report read.

Mitchell sustained major head trauma and died at the scene.

Two passengers traveling with Mitchell sustained injuries.

Palm Desert resident Isaac Sepulveda, 20, was ejected from the car and

suffered major injuries. He was transported to Western Medical Center in

Santa Ana, where he is in critical condition, police said.

Costa Mesa resident Nadar Abedrabo, 20, suffered minor injuries and

was taken to Western Medical Center.

Phillips was treated and released with minor injuries from Hoag

Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach. No arrests were made and the

collision is under investigation.

The accident occurred on South Coast Drive, west of San Leandro, in

Costa Mesa at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

The Suburban was traveled eastbound on South Coast Drive while the

Acura drove westbound on the street, police said.

Witnesses at the scene said the Suburban lost control as it tried to

pass other cars while driving in the left-hand turn lane, eventually

striking the Acura, police said.