Two Killed, King Vanga Arrested in DUI Accident near Santa Fe Drive [Atwater, CA]

Driver and Passenger Dead after DUI Motorist Struck their Car in Atwater, King Vanga Arrested

 
ATWATER, CA (June 27, 2021) – Two people died and King Vanga was arrested in a fiery DUI crash late Friday evening near Santa Fe Drive and Spaceport Entry.
 
The accident happened just before 10:00 p.m. on June 25, just across the street from the Castle Air Force Base. According to the California Highway Patrol, the 20-year-old suspect from Atwater was driving a 2012 Lexus ES350 at a high rate of speed when he rear-ended a 2012 Honda.
 
The impact caused the Honda to spin out in the eastbound lanes and burst into flames.
 
As a result of the crash, the 56-year-old woman driving the Honda and her 56-year-old male passenger both died at the scene. Both were Merced residents.
 
Meanwhile, the Lexus veered northwest, crashed into a chain-link fence and overturned. Vanga suffered moderate injuries.
 
CHP officers determined that Vanga was under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs at the time of the crash. They arrested and booked him in the Merced County Jail on suspicion of felony DUI and vehicle manslaughter.

Our deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

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