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Suspected DUI driver arrested after fatal crash in Stanton

A driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a multi-vehicle crash in Stanton that killed a man and injured another person, authorities said Saturday, May 3.

The crash occurred at about 11 p.m. Friday in the area of a Magnolia and Pacific avenues, Sgt. Gerard McCann of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said.

Paramedics pronounced a man dead at the scene and rushed another person to a hospital, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

One driver attempted to flee the scene on foot but was arrested a short distance from the crash, McCann said.

No further information was immediately available.

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