Woman killed, driver critically injured in fiery Garden Grove crash

GARDEN GROVE, CA (September 26, 2026) – A fatal single-vehicle traffic collision in Garden Grove early Saturday morning left one woman dead and a man critically injured after a sport utility vehicle crashed into a utility pole and caught fire.

According to the Garden Grove Police Department, officers responded at approximately 2:55 a.m. on September 26, 2026, to reports of a serious traffic collision near the intersection of Knott Street and Acacia Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found a white 2007 Toyota Highlander that had collided with a utility pole at the southeast corner of the intersection. The vehicle subsequently caught fire, and both occupants were found unconscious inside…

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