A 46-year-old Cypress woman was killed Monday night, Nov. 2, when a driver fleeing Tustin police crashed into another vehicle in Santa Ana, authorities said.
The collision occurred just before 10:00 p.m. near Fourth Street and Golden Circle Drive, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
Tustin police officers were pursuing a vehicle northbound on Golden Circle Drive when the driver entered the intersection at Fourth Street and collided with another vehicle traveling westbound.
Santa Ana police officers and Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded to the scene and found three occupants inside the vehicle that was struck.
One of the passengers, identified as Michelle Lynn Boston, 46, of Cypress, later died from her injuries, authorities said. The other two occupants were taken to a hospital for treatment.
The fleeing driver, identified as Andrew Raul Gonzalez, 21, of Downey, was arrested at the scene.
Investigators suspect impairment was a contributing factor in the crash, the department said.