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DUI suspected following multi-vehicle crash in Costa Mesa

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Police arrested a man suspected of driving in the wrong direction while intoxicated and initiating a multi-vehicle collision in Costa Mesa that sent several people to the hospital Monday, July 27.

The crash happened at about 10:48 a.m., Costa Mesa Police Department spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said. A motorist was seen headed south in northbound lanes of Newport Boulevard, near 19th Street, before the driver’s vehicle collided with at least six other vehicles.

  • Costa Mesa Fire-Rescue firefighters use the Jaws of Life to free a trapped driver. Costa Mesa Police officers and Costa Mesa Fire-Rescue personnel work a multi-car injury accident Monday morning, July 27, 2020 at the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 19th Street in Costa Mesa. Several people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (Photo by RICHARD KOEHLER, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER)

  • Costa Mesa Fire-Rescue firefighters use the Jaws of Life to free a trapped driver. Costa Mesa Police officers and Costa Mesa Fire-Rescue personnel work a multi car injury accident Monday morning, July 27, 2020 at the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 19th Street in Costa Mesa. Several people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (Photo by RICHARD KOEHLER, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER)

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  • Costa Mesa Police officers and Costa Mesa Fire-Rescue personnel work a multi car injury accident Monday morning, July 27, 2020 at the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 19th Street in Costa Mesa. Several people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (Photo by RICHARD KOEHLER, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER)

  • Costa Mesa Police officers and Costa Mesa Fire-Rescue personnel work a multi car injury accident Monday morning, July 27, 2020 at the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 19th Street in Costa Mesa. Several people were injured and transported to local hospitals. (Photo by RICHARD KOEHLER, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER)

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Four people were hurt and rushed to nearby trauma centers, Costa Mesa Fire Capt. Joseph Noceti said. One person had to be freed from the wreckage of a disabled vehicle.

Fernando Rodriguez Rabago, 24, whose last known address was Whittier, was one of those injured, and later identified as the driver suspected of causing the crash, Fyad said. Medical staff treated his injuries before he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.