Orange County Register Archive

ORANGE, CA - MAY 04: A military-style ruck sack can be seen in the foreground as California Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a fatal single vehicle accident on the northbound 57 freeway Wednesday morning. The single fatality was described as an active duty Marine in his 20's. Witnesses said the the 1991 Honda CR-X suddenly veered from the middle lane on the northbound 57 freeway, hitting a concrete K Rail on the bridge above Chapman Avenue wall causing the vehicle to flip. ///ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Or.57fatal.0505 Ð 5/4/16 Ð LEONARD ORTIZ, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - _DSC1357.NEF - An American flag was draped over a wrecked car late Wednesday morning after an active Marine crashed into a concrete rail on a freeway, officials said. The Marine in his mid-20s was driving a Honda CR-X when at 11:12 a.m. he swerved from the middle lane on the northbound 57 freeway over three lanes before crashing into a concrete K Rail on the bridge above Chapman Avenue, California Highway Patrol Officer Paul Fox said. ÒThen vehicle overturned and came to a rest blocking the number 5 lane,Ó Fox said. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)