Underage drunk driver causes fatal 3-car accident
Cristobal Isaac, 20, was killed when the car he was riding in was rear-ended by a speeding Ford Taurus. The Ford Taurus was seen weaving in and out of traffic at speeds as high as 100 mph. The Taurus struck the car, a Honda Element, from behind, causing two of its passengers to be ejected from the vehicle.
After his car was struck, the driver lost control of the vehicle, crashing into a guardrail. The Element then flipped over the guardrail and landed on the nearby access road. Another passenger, 22-year-old Stephen Waid, was also ejected from the vehicle. Waid is in life-threatening condition after he suffered severe head trauma. After striking the Element, the Taurus then hit a Ford Explorer. No one inside the Explorer was injured.
Police believe the underage driver of the Taurus, 18-year-old Clayton Johnson, was drunk at the time of accident, which took place on SPID on Friday night, June 5th. The car also held three passengers, all of whom are 16 years old. No one in the Taurus suffered serious injuries.
Johnson was arrested and put in jail. According to police, he will be charged with intoxication assault and manslaughter. The three underage passengers, also believed to have been intoxicated, will be charged in conjunction with alcohol use as well. Police have not yet released the name of the deceased victim.
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