4 PERSONS EJECTED FROM BED
OF PICKUP TRUCK IN WESTMINSTER , CALIFORNIA CRASH; SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER, 19,
IN CUSTODY
A 19-year-old driver was taken into custody on suspicion
of DUI early Thursday morning after a Westminster, Orange County, California
crash in which four people were ejected from the bed of a pickup truck,
authorities said.
The incident occurred about 3:30 a.m. on Hoover Street
between West Garden Grove Boulevard and Trask Avenue, said Sgt. Cord Vandergrift of the
Westminster Police Department.
The driver lost control of the truck and it rolled onto
its side, ejecting four passengers, Vandergrift said.
The people who were thrown from the vehicle suffered
injuries described as moderate to severe, authorities said. All were
transported to hospitals and were expected to survive.