A driver was killed early Saturday after a single-vehicle crash in Orange, according to the Orange Police Department.
Police officers responded at approximately 1:04 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2026, to the area of Serrano Avenue and Yellowstone Drive after receiving reports of a traffic collision. According to investigators, officers arrived to find a vehicle that had left the roadway and collided with a light pole. The driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Preliminary findings indicate the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Serrano Avenue when it veered off the roadway and struck the pole. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Orange Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team. The driver’s identity has not yet been released pending notification of next of kin.
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