1 killed, 1 injured in Fountain Valley car crash

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By Brent A. Duque | Last modified on Feb 08, 2024

An officer signs paperwork for an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy coroner after one person was fatally injured in a crash shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday near Euclid Street and Warner Avenue in Fountain Valley, one person was also taken to a hospital. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Police crime-scene tape is placed on a hydrant where one person was fatally injured in a crash in Fountain Valley. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An officer picks up medical waste where one person died in a crash in Fountain Valley early Tuesday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)
An officer removes crime-scent tape as an investigation wraps up where one person died in a crash early Tuesday morning. (Photo by Ken Steinhardt, Orange County Register/SCNG)

One person died and another was injured Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, in a car crash in Fountain Valley, police said.

The crash happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. near Euclid Street and Warner Avenue and one person was taken to a hospital, according to Metronet, a fire dispatch service.

Investigators on scene confirmed that one person had died and another was hospitalized.

Details about the crash or condition of the surviving victim were not immediately available. A coroner van was seen at the crash site.

Investigators were still on scene shortly before 8 a.m. and had closed part of the intersection.

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Brent A. Duque

Brent A. Duque is the Founder & President of Duque & Price, a Southern California personal injury law firm with offices in Newport Beach, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Temecula, California. He focuses on personal injury and wrongful death matters involving car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle crashes, premises liability, and catastrophic injuries. Licensed in California since 2005, Mr. Duque brings nearly two decades of litigation experience to his practice. He earned his law degree from Whittier Law School and studied political science and public administration at California State University Fullerton and California Polytechnic University Pomona.

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