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Tustin DUI crash on August 2, 2015
Tustin DUI crash on August 2 2015

Tustin Police Department

At 5:06 PM today officers were sent to the area of Edinger Ave. and Jamboree to investigate the report of an injury accident. When officers arrived at the location they discovered a white Audi RS 6 had struck a street sign and several trees in the center island of Edinger Ave.

The car impacted one of the trees with enough force to uproot it. The vehicle sustained severe damage.

Tustin DUI on August 2, 2015, 2

The driver of the vehicle, 40 year old Francisco Martinez of Santa Ana, received minor injuries and was arrested for suspicion of DUI.

Francisco Martinez' car after DUI crash in Tustin

Witnesses at the scene told officers the suspect was possibly racing another vehicle and was traveling in excess of 100 MPH when he clipped another car causing him to lose control of his Audi. The occupants of the other vehicle were uninjured.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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