A two-vehicle collision at Euclid Street and Slater Avenue in Fountain Valley left one driver dead and another hospitalized after officers pulled him from his burning car on Sunday, Feb. 26.
Fountain Valley police said in a Monday statement that an officer witnessed the collision at 4:52 p.m. when a 2022 Toyota Camry heading north on Euclid collided with a 2008 Dodge Caravan, and the Camry burst into flames.
The 55-year-old Caravan driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said that at the time of the collision, the Caravan driver was turning left onto eastbound Slater from southbound Euclid. His identity was not immediately made public.
Officers pulled the 51-year-old Camry driver from Costa Mesa out of his vehicle after it had become engulfed in flames. He was hospitalized with significant head injuries, police said.
Investigators have not yet determined if drugs or alcohol were involved.
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