Sergio Marroquin Jr., 23, killed in crash during street race at Sunflower and Hyland in Costa Mesa, California

Modified Date: 
Mon, 03/21/2022 - 10:25am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, October 22, 2020

1 killed, 2 injured in pair of Orange County street takeovers involving dozens of vehicles

Investigators say the crash was related to a street takeover involving 80 to 100 vehicles that migrated to the area after a similar gathering near the Anaheim Plaza Marketplace broke up shortly after midnight.

Pickup Rollover Crash Kills Spectator at Costa Mesa Street Takeover

The pickup overturned at the intersection of Sunflower and Hyland avenues at about 2:30 a.m. It appears the victim was pinned under the pickup, which ended up on its side.

Man Charged with Manslaughter in Deadly Costa Mesa Crash

Myner Augusto Esquivelvalle, whose 23-year-old cousin Sergio Marroquin Jr. was killed in last week’s pre-dawn crash in Costa Mesa, also faces a sentencing enhancement allegation of inflicting great bodily injury as well as a county of reckless driving causing an injury.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Sergio Marroquin Jr.
Myner Augusto Esquivelvalle
Preston James Shea

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