Crime & Safety
CHP Seeks Driver Who Caused Deadly Crash
Temecula resident Douglas O'Husky, 53, was killed early this morning after the red 1999 Hyundai Accent he was driving on the I-215 was struck by a hit-and-run driver.
The California Highway Patrol is asking the public to help locate a hit-and-run driver who allegedly caused a fatal crash in Menifee Tuesday.
Temecula resident Douglas O’Husky, 53, was killed early this morning after the red 1999 Hyundai Accent he was driving on the I-215 was struck by a hit-and-run driver.
According to a CHP report from Officer Nathan Baer, around 2:30 a.m. O’Husky’s car was hit from behind as the Temecula man traveled north on the freeway, just south of Newport Road.
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O’Husky was driving in the number two lane when he was struck. He lost control of the Accent, overturned, and was ejected, Baer reported.
O’Husky was not wearing a seatbelt, Baer said.
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The hit-and-run driver has not been identified and there is no word on the make or model of the suspect vehicle.
“After the collision the … vehicle fled the scene northbound on I-215,” Baer reported. The crash “is being investigated as a felony hit-and-run traffic collision.”
Anyone with information on this crash or the hit-and-run driver is asked to call the California Highway Patrol Temecula Area office at (951) 506-2000.
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