Man, 87, dies after car crash in Huntington Beach

An 87-year-old man died Wednesday after a car crash this week in Huntington Beach in which his wife was seriously injured, authorities said.

Huntington Beach police officers responded to reports of a crash in the area of Warner Avenue and Plaza Lane at 7:24 p.m. Monday, the department said in a statement Thursday.

Officers found a 2003 Acura sedan containing the couple and a woman who was driving. A preliminary investigation found that the Acura crashed into a building, police said.

The man, who was in the front passenger seat, was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, where he died of his injuries Wednesday evening, according to the Orange County coroner’s office.

He was identified as Felipe Hermosillo-Padilla of Santa Ana.

His 77-year-old wife, who was riding in the back seat, was taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center with serious injuries but is now in stable condition, police said

The 47-year-old driver suffered moderate injuries and was treated and released.

Neither Hermosillo-Padilla nor his wife was wearing a seat belt, police said.

No citations have been issued and no arrests were made. Police said impairment did not appear to be a factor in the crash.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Huntington Beach police Accident Investigator Robert Barr at (714) 536-5666, or Accident Investigator Josh Page at (714) 536-5670.