Steven Okamura, 50, dead, 1 seriously injured in 3-vehicle crash at Chapman Avenue and Yorba Street in Orange, California

Modified Date: 
Wed, 03/29/2017 - 7:39pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, May 12, 2016

ONE DEAD IN FIERY 3-VEHICLE CRASH IN ORANGE

Authorities said a gray sedan traveling west on Chapman was rear ended by a black sedan. The gray car was then pushed through the intersection and caught fire. Fire officials said the car was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.

A driver inside that car was declared dead at the scene. The female driver of the black sedan remained at the scene and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

1 Dead After Fiery, 3-Car Crash In Orange

One of the vehicles involved described as a Chevy had stopped on Chapman headed west when it was clipped by two cars that got pushed across the intersection.

The vehicles reportedly ran into a signal box and immediately ignited. The driver in one of the cars passed away.

Woman Suspected of DUI Arrested After Fiery Fatal Crash in Orange

Stephanie Marie DeRosas, 32, was taken into custody in connection with the fatal crash, which occurred around 8:42 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Yorba Street and East Chapman Avenue, an Orange Police Department spokesperson told KTLA Friday morning.

WOMAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI IN FATAL ORANGE 3-CAR CRASH

The investigation into the deadly collision was ongoing. Anyone with information on this crash was asked to contact the Orange Police Department at (714) 744-7444.

Driver Arrested on Suspicion of DUI in Fatal Rear-End Crash at Orange Intersection

A poster and flowers were left at the crash site Friday in memory of the victim, whose Chevrolet Cruze was stopped at Chapman Avenue at Yorba Street when the vehicle was struck from behind by a driver in a black Toyota Camry. A handwritten message on the poster read, "We love you Steve. You will forever be missed."

MAN KILLED IN FIERY ORANGE 3-CAR CRASH IDENTIFIED

ORANGE, Calif. (KABC) -- A man killed in a fiery triple-car crash in Orange was identified Saturday morning. The man was identified as 50-year-old Steven Okamura, according to the coroner's office. Okamura was rear ended by a gray sedan on Chapman Avenue and Yorba Street Thursday night.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Stephanie Marie DeRosas
Steven Okamura
City: 
Orange, CA

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