A suspected drug-induced chain-reaction crash which occurred on Wednesday, April 15, in Garden Grove, California left two casualties in its wake. While one of the victims died from fatal injuries suffered, the other remains hospitalized, and is likely to be served a wrongful death lawsuit by the deceased’s family, under the guidance of a car accident lawyer.

The fatal wreck took place at about 1:30 pm on the said day and involved at least three vehicles. Investigators determined that a white 2017 Honda was eastbound on Chapman Avenue, approaching its intersection with Euclid Street. The vehicle, driven by 27-year-old Kyle Morey of Fountain Valley, reportedly encountered a red light at the intersection.

That was when the Honda rear-ended a vehicle directly in front of it, which was at the time observing the stop signal. The impact of the collision pushed the struck vehicle forward, causing it to crash into a third car from behind.

The operator of the car hit by Kyle suffered severe injuries in the collision and was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange, where she succumbed to her injuries.

Authorities later identified the deceased as Julie Varley, 59, of Garden Grove.

The two occupants of the third car emerged from the wreck unscathed. Meanwhile, Morey was taken to a hospital, where he underwent a round of surgery on Thursday, April 16.

Police determined that he was under the influence of a controlled substance at the time of the crash. Morey stands accused of causing a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash causing death to Julie Varley.

In addition to DUI-related charges, a car accident lawyer can ascertain that Varley’s family sues the DUI motorist for her wrongful death. That way, they could be appropriately compensated for damages.

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