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VEHICLE ACCIDENT: Suspected Drunken, Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested after Irvine Fatal Crash

December 21, 2010

Irvine - A 27-year-old male driver, from Santa Ana, has been arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run and DUI following a fatal vehicle accident, said reports.

The driver Tapu Aniceto Sitagata was traveling south on Culver Drive when his sports utility vehicle crashed into a traffic signal pole at around 3:00 a.m.

Authorities said the driver tried to flee, but was caught near the accident area.

According to reports, one of the passengers died at the scene while the other one was rushed to the hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The driver was booked on suspicion of hit-and-run and felony driving under the influence, said authorities.

The Irvine Center Drive’s eastbound lanes between Culver and Hearthstone as well as Culver Drive’s southbound lanes from Deerfield to Warner avenues were closed for more than seven hours to give way for the investigation.

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