Overview
- CHP says the Highway 1 crash north of Springfield Road, reported around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, began when a southbound GMC crossed double yellow lines and hit a Honda head-on.
- Three men in the Honda died at a hospital after the impact, and officers say the GMC driver showed signs of intoxication before his arrest.
- Monterey County jail records show a booking for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with bail set at $600,000, and the coroner will release the victims’ names after notifying families.
- Minutes later around 10:40 p.m. in Salinas, police report a Chevrolet Cruze crossed the center line and struck an AMR ambulance with lights and sirens, injuring two medical responders and the driver; officers measured the driver’s blood alcohol level at 0.20% and booked him on suspicion of felony DUI.
- Reports differ on the Highway 1 suspect’s name and age, listing him as David Olaeta or David Oleata and 51 or 40, and officials have not clarified the discrepancy.