Westminster police investigated a single-vehicle rollover crash at U.S. 36 and Sheridan Boulevard on Wednesday morning, in which the driver was believed to be involved in an earlier hit-and-run on the eastbound U.S. 36 on-ramp at Church Ranch Boulevard. According to investigators, officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on the eastbound U.S. 36 on-ramp at Church Ranch Boulevard around 7:45 a.m.
Investigators said that preliminary information indicates one of the drivers left the scene in their vehicle. Shortly after the first crash, officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash at U.S. 36 and Sheridan Boulevard, just about two-and-a-half miles from the initial crash scene.
The driver was rushed to the hospital with unknown injuries. Investigators said the driver who left the initial crash scene at Church Ranch Boulevard was involved in the subsequent rollover crash at Sheridan Boulevard.
During the crash investigation and cleanup, one eastbound lane on U.S. 36 was shut down.
Police said the preliminary investigation indicates alcohol may have been a factor in the rollover crash. Images from the scene show both open and sealed Modelo and Coors Light cans scattered under the vehicle’s wreckage…