A Tustin teen was killed and five others were injured when a Subaru Legacy wagon smashed into a tree on Santiago Canyon Road near Lake Irvine, according to a news report.
Jorge Cisneros, 18, of Tustin died two hours after the accident from multiple blunt traumatic injuries at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana. The driver – Jesus Manzo-Torres, 18, also of Tustin – has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and DUI in the deadly accident.
The California Highway Patrol said that Manzo-Torres was traveling at a high rate of speed when his Subaru Legacy left the road and smashed into a tree near Lake Irvine. The wagon was split in two, and wrapped around the tree. Cisneros was trapped in the wreckage and it took firefighters over an hour to remove him; his legs were severed and he died in surgery.
Four other passengers – all males, ages 14, 16, 17 and 19 – were also injured. Three passengers were ejected from the vehicle and thrown down an embankment.
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