Driver Arrested for Alleged DUI Crash That Killed 2 Pedestrians in Orange

Published on November 29, 2023

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 26-year-old man was charged Nov. 28 with a hit-and-run, allegedly alcohol-fueled collision that killed two pedestrians in Orange. Humberto Lopez Flores was charged with two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and single counts each of hit-and-run with permanent and serious injury, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, DUI with a blood-alcohol level of .08 percent or more causing injury, all felonies, and a misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license. He also faces sentencing enhancements for allegedly fleeing the scene of a vehicular manslaughter. Mr. Flores is accused of killing 51-year-old Jose Huerta of Orange and 59-year-old Manuel Ortiz of Santa Ana on Thanksgiving night, according to Orange Police Department Lt. Phil McMullin....

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