Orange County

Two Construction Workers Struck, Killed in DUI Crash

Two road workers were struck and killed by a vehicle on Santiago Canyon Road in Orange County. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Thursday, May 31, 2018.

A man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly struck and killed two road workers by a car on an Orange County road.

Hipolito Paez-Vazquez, 30, was arrested in suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the Orange Police Department.

The crash happened just before 9 p.m. at East Santiago and Jamboree roads in Orange, officials said.

Paez-Vazquez stopped and was cooperated with the investigation. The two people who died were near a construction zone.

Anyone with information on the deaths is encouraged to contact Orange police at 714-744-7444.

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