{"id":109966,"date":"2026-04-17T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/woman-killed-when-suv-struck-by-car-and-left-upside-down-in-huntington-beach-wetlands-orange-county-register\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:00:48","slug":"woman-killed-when-suv-struck-by-car-and-left-upside-down-in-huntington-beach-wetlands-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/woman-killed-when-suv-struck-by-car-and-left-upside-down-in-huntington-beach-wetlands-orange-county-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman killed when SUV struck by car and left upside down in Huntington Beach wetlands \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A woman was dead and a man arrested following a two-vehicle crash that left a SUV upside down and mostly submerged in the wetlands in Huntington Beach on Wednesday night, April 15, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Both drivers were northbound on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner Avenue, when the driver of a BMW sedan rear-ended a Kia Soul about 10:40 p.m., Huntington Beach police spokeswoman Jessica Cuchilla said.<\/p>\n

The Kia Soul was pushed off the roadway and into the wetlands, she said.<\/p>\n

The Soul driver, a 53-year-old Long Beach woman, was taken to a hospital but died. She was not publicly identified pending notification of her relatives.<\/p>\n

It was unclear whether the collision itself caused her death, or she drowned. The cause was under investigation.<\/p>\n

The driver of the sedan, a 23-year-old Long Beach man, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, Cuchilla said.<\/p>\n

Huntington Beach\u00a0Fire Department lifeguards were among the first responders at the scene and helped remove the woman from the SUV, Cuchilla said.<\/p>\n