Overview

• The crash occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday when a suspected intoxicated motorist struck a stalled vehicle in the southbound lanes near Rosecrans Avenue.
• The stalled vehicle burst into flames on impact, killing all four people inside.
• The driver suspected of DUI and her passenger sustained injuries and were transported to a hospital.
• CHP investigators kept the southbound lanes closed from Firestone Boulevard to Rosecrans Avenue into Sunday morning to process evidence.
• Officer Zachary Salazar described the collision as entirely preventable and extended condolences to the victims’ families.