TUSTIN, California – Wrong-way driver Victor Gomez Zarco, 26, of Long Beach was killed and a 23-year-old female driver was seriously injured early Saturday morning Zarco’s vehicle collided on State Route 55, according to a Orange County Coroner’s Office report.
The wrong-way crash took place about 3 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the 55 freeway near Santa Clara Avenue. Zarco was driving a 2008 Nissan Altima was pronounced dead at the scene of the tragic car accident. The other driver was cut out of her 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan and transported to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana where she was treated for major injuries, according to news reports. –Orange County Coroner report
Car Accident Investigation
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances of the Tustin car accident to determine the cause and whether there were other factors that may have contributed to the crash. .
“No motorist should ever have to worry about drivers traveling on the wrong side of a freeway,” said Attorney West Seegmiller, founder of the Seegmiller Law Firm. “Most drivers take every precaution to drive safely, but even the safest drivers can be victim of another’s others reckless decisions on our busy roadways.”
Police departments always investigate car accidents involving a death or serious injuries to determine the cause of a crash, Seegmiller explains. The investigation will seek to find out if either driver was under the influence of alcohol, distracted or if there were any circumstances that may have led to the crash that were illegal or reckless.
“The families of victims killed or injured in car accidents do not always know what to do after their loved one has been involved in a crash, but they do know that they are forever changed by circumstances that were beyond their control,” Seegmiller said. “Every situation is different, but some families find they are unable to cope in the aftermath due to loss of income or the emotional pain of a tragic loss.”
Those seriously injured or killed in car crashes are often victims of someone else’s poor judgment even if it were not intentional. Every time we get into our vehicles we make conscious decisions that affect every driver who shares the road with us, Seegmiller said.
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