2 Killed in Crash on 22 Fwy in Garden Grove

Posted on November 1, 2017 | Written By: iadminlaw

2 Killed in Crash on 22 Fwy in Garden Grove A motorist who had crashed and a Good Samaritan who stopped to help him were both killed by another motorist in a subsequent collision on the 22 Freeway in Garden Grove early Monday morning, Oct. 30th. The incident occurred just before 2:00 a.m. when California Highway Patrol troopers responded to reports of the initial crash on the westbound 22 freeway in Garden Grove near the Brookhurst Street off-ramp. According to CHP troopers, the initial crash involved a single-vehicle collision when the driver of a red sedan lost control for unknown reasons and crashed into a wall near the off-ramp. Witnesses reported the vehicle was being driven recklessly prior to the crash. A Good Samaritan then stopped to help the driver of the red sedan. As the Good Samaritan and the driver of the crashed vehicle were standing in the freeway, a white Toyota struck both of them. Both the driver 1 of the victims was found trapped underneath a vehicle. Garden Grove Fire Department were the first on scene and pronounced both the driver of the red sedan and the Good Samaritan dead shortly after arriving. The driver of the Toyota was not hurt.

The CHP issued a SigAlert at 2:09 a.m. shutting down all westbound lanes of the Garden Grove Freeway from The City Drive. The HOV lane was reopened at 2:40 a.m. and the remaining lanes were reopened just after 5:20 a.m. Neither alcohol nor drugs were suspected of being factors in the fatal collision, said a spokesman for the highway patrol, adding that the investigation was ongoing. No arrests or citations were announced.

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