#SantaAnaPD #PressRelease Single Vehicle Fatal Traffic Collision – Vehicle v. Tree/Wall (August 1, 2025) – A vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle collision, resulting in one death and one injury.
On July 31, 2025, at approximately 10:40 p.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received multiple reports of a single-vehicle traffic collision in the area of Segerstrom Avenue and Bear Street. Officers, along with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), responded to the scene and discovered a vehicle with two occupants had collided with a tree and a cinder block wall. The passenger, a 42-year-old man from Fountain Valley whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported by OCFA to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The driver was also transported to the hospital and is cooperating with the investigation. At this time, impairment does not appear to be a factor.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the vehicle is believed to have been traveling westbound on Segerstrom Ave. from Bear St. at a high rate of speed when it veered off the roadway, striking a tree and a cinder block wall.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) is investigating this collision. Anyone with information about this collision is asked to contact Detective K. Catlin at (714) 245-8224 or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
