Three killed in wreck on PCH in Newport Beach
Three people were killed in a violent collision on the Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach early Thursday morning.
The crash took place at 12:46 a.m. on the PCH, near Newport Boulevard.
According to Newport Beach police, a car carrying three people that was traveling east on the PCH hit a curb in the median and then slammed into roadwork construction equipment.
The three people in the car, two men and a woman, died on scene. They were identified as Crystal M. McCallum, 34, of Texas; Wayne Walter Swanson Jr., 40, of Newport Coast; and Andrew James Chaves, 32, of Arizona, according to Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Scott Steinle.
Three roadworkers who were standing nearby when the collision occurred were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
There was no immediate indication that drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, police said.
The PCH was shut down between Superior and Riverside avenues as of 10 a.m. It was expected to remain closed throughout the morning.
