Female Passenger Dies in Fountain Valley Accident near Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA – A 25-year-old female passenger was killled in a traffic collision that injured four other people Monday night near Ellis Avenue in Fountain Valley.
The collision occurred at around 10 p.m. near Ellis Avenue and Magnolia Street, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department.
Reportedly, the police initiated a pursuit to 43-year-old Timothy Bradford Cole, of Huntington Beach, when he drove at a high rate of speed against a red traffic light westbound Ellis Avenue through Magnolia Street and collided with the BMW traveling northbound on Magnolia Street.
The three occupants of the BMW were transported to a local trauma center, and the suspect was transported to a trauma center in Long Beach.
A 25-year-old female passenger from Huntington Beach in the BMW was pronounced deceased on the way to the hospital.
The two victims were listed in critical and stable condition, and the suspect had serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
No additional details regarding the mishap were provided.
An investigation is underway.
