An SUV crashed into the center divider of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Tustin Monday morning, bursting into flames, killing one person inside and sending debris flying across both sides of the freeway.
The crash was reported at 3:10 a.m. on the northbound Santa Ana Freeway just south of Tustin Ranch Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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One witness told the CHP a red sedan was being driven recklessly before the crash. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured person.
A SigAlert was issued for all northbound lanes, with traffic diverted off at Jamboree Road with the far-right lane reopened at 3:53 a.m. The Jamboree Road on-ramp was also shut down.
About 10 feet of concrete barrier was damaged, the CHP said. All lanes were reopened about 7:30 a.m., the CHP reported. The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.
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