[04-27-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – One Woman Killed in Fatal DUI Crash Involving Three Vehicles in West Covina

The authorities identified 22-year-old Evelin M. as the woman who lost her life following a fiery crash on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway Wednesday in West Covina while officers arrested 19-year-old Noe L M. on suspicion of DUI.

Melgoza suffered major injuries and was declared dead at the scene. Evelin M. reportedly died from the combined effects of blunt force trauma, inhalation of products of combustion and thermal burns.

One woman was killed in a fatal three-vehicle crash on the eastbound 10 Freeway in West Covina early Wednesday morning, April 27, 2022.

The fatal collision occurred at 12:02 a.m. on the freeway west of Azusa Avenue.

According to Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol, the suspect, 19-year-old Noe M. of Palmdale, was driving a Toyota Camry east on the No. 1 lane.

He claimed the Camry rear-ended a Nissan Sentra that was stopped in heavy traffic due to the suspect’s unsafe speed for changing traffic conditions.

According to Jimenez, the impact of the collision caused either the Camry or the Nissan to collide with a Ford F-350 pickup truck that was stopped in the next lane.

The Nissan’s driver was killed on the spot.

According to Jimenez, Manzanarez was only slightly hurt, while the Ford’s driver, a 34-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man, was unharmed.

According to Manzanarez, officers arrested him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and felony DUI causing injury or death.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the coroner had still not identified the woman.

Manzanarez was arrested and booked at the Industry Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

He was being held at the Inmate Reception Center in lieu of $100,000 bail.

He will appear in Pomona Superior Court on Friday, April 29.

Fatal DUI Accident Statistics

Intoxicated drivers endanger themselves and others by getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.

Drinking and driving can have long-term and even fatal consequences for those injured or killed in a car accident. The number of drunken driving accidents in the United States has steadily risen over the last decade, with tragic results.

According to the NHTSA, every day in the United States, 30 people are killed by drunk driving accidents. A staggering 29% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States are the result of impaired drivers behind the wheel.

According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly a quarter of all US traffic deaths in 2016 were caused by alcohol-impaired driving accidents. In 2016, one out of every 214 children killed in traffic accidents was the victim of a drunk driver.

According to MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), more than 1,000 people lost their lives in California last year as a result of drunk driving-related accidents. Thousands of unfortunate people have lost their lives and suffered serious injuries due to drunk driving across the country.

Los Angeles County DUI Accident Lawyers For Victims

Drunk-driving accident victims must take action to protect their rights. Obtaining and presenting evidence that establishes the intoxicated driver’s full responsibility for an accident is the best way for injured victims to protect their legal and financial interests.

Additional defendants may be held partially or completely responsible, for example, in a drunk-driving accident. It is important to investigate and evaluate all of your options for financial compensation after a California DUI accident, including the possibility of pursuing legal action.

Our Los Angeles County DUI accident lawyers at Arash Law will thoroughly investigate all possible ways to get the compensation you deserve. Those who drink and drive should face the consequences, especially if they cause harm to others.

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