SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - Two teenagers and a 20-year-old were killed and a woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a late-night crash on U.S. 101 in Santa Barbara.
The Santa Barbara News-Press (https://bit.ly/1f3culb) reports that the three dead were passengers in a Mazda that hit a guardrail at 12:45 a.m. Monday and flipped on its roof.
The California Highway Patrol says that seconds later a Mustang drove into the flipped Mazda.
The CHP says 17-year-old high school seniors Danielle Murillo and Jessica Leffew of Torrance were killed, along with 20-year-old Brian Lopez of Los Angeles. The Mazda’s driver, 20-year-old Erick August of Los Angeles, is hospitalized in critical condition.
The Mustang’s driver, 52-year-old Kimberly Kreis, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and vehicular manslaughter. She’s scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
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Information from: Santa Barbara News-Press, https://www.newspress.com
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