Local News in Brief : Fountain Valley : Woman Dies After She Is Ejected in Car Crash
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A Santa Ana woman was killed Wednesday morning after the car in which she was a passenger flipped over on the Garden Grove Freeway and she was thrown out, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Teresa Pineda, 32, died during surgery at UCI Medical Center in Orange, said Capt. Mike Mikita of the Highway Patrol. The driver and another passenger, who were wearing seat belts, suffered only minor injuries.
The accident occurred at about 5:25 a.m. when 33-year-old Gloria Carranza lost control of her car after two left tires blew out near Euclid Avenue, according to Mikita.
“She hit the brakes and swerved to the right, hitting a raised asphalt curb. The car flipped over twice and landed on the Euclid off-ramp,” Mikita said.
Pineda, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected and landed on the pavement, Mikita said.
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