Driver dies after crash on 405 Freeway in Irvine
By Nathaniel Percy | npercy@scng.com | Southern California News Group
PUBLISHED: December 2, 2022 at 12:05 p.m. | UPDATED: December 2, 2022 at 12:32 p.m.
A 39-year-old man died Friday morning, Dec. 2, after he lost control of his car while entering the southbound 405 Freeway in Irvine and was broadsided by an SUV, authorities said.
The crash occurred just south of Jamboree Road about 5:45 a.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Anselmo Templado said.
The man, driving a Nissan 350Z, wound up being perpendicular to freeway traffic after losing control, Templado said. He entered the far right lane, where he was hit on the driver's side by the SUV.
The two vehicles blocked the two right lanes of the freeway, which were shut down for about two hours, Templado said.
The driver of the car was taken to OC Global Medical Center, where he died, Templado said. His identity was not made public by CHP officials, pending notification of his relatives.
The driver of the SUV was taken to Mission Hospital with minor to moderate injuries.
How the driver lost control is still under investigation, Templado said. Investigators said they do not believe impaired driving to be a factor, but speed and wet roadways may have factored into the crash.
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Nathaniel Percy | Reporter
Nathaniel Percy has worked for the Southern California News Group since 2014 covering a wide range of topics including community sports and cities in Orange County, as well as crime and public safety in the South Bay and Long Beach. Prior to SCNG, Nathaniel spent five years covering community sports for the La Habra Journal, an independent bi-monthly community newspaper. Nathaniel also does freelance play-by-play broadcast work for high school football and baseball.
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