Man Dead When SUV Hits Curb, Flips In Irvine: Police

IRVINE, CA — A man died Thursday after a single-car crash in Irvine.

Officers were dispatched near the intersection of Campus and Turtle Rock drives at around 3:34 p.m. Thursday to reports regarding a severe traffic crash, the Irvine Police Department reported.

Orange County Fire Authority paramedics responded to the location to administer life-saving measures but pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Detectives determined upon further investigation that a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox SUV was traveling southbound on Campus toward Turtle Rock Drive moments before the vehicle hit a curb and rolled over onto its roof.

``The vehicle struck the curb at the end of Campus, traveled south, and rolled over onto the roof," police said in a statement.

Investigators later learned that the driver was having a medical emergency before the collision.
His name was being withheld pending notification of relatives.

Anyone with additional information regarding the collision was urged to contact Traffic Detective Josh Balos at 949-724-7024.