The man suspected of being the drunken driver in a tragic fatal crash in Huntington Beach has been arrested and faces murder charges.
According to Jessica Cuchilla, public information officer for the HBPD, arrested in Oceanside on Wednesday was Lukas McHargue, 24, of Long Beach. He is accused of driving his BMW 328i at speeds over 100 miles an hour on April 15, 2026 at around 10:40 p.m. on Pacific Coast Highway south of Warner Avenue and striking a Kia Soul driven by Heather Lewis, 53, of Long Beach.
Her car overturned and went off the roadway and then sunk into the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, where it submerged. Lewis was extracted from her automobile but died from her injuries at a hospital soon after…