One Killed, 5 Injured in Multi-Car Accident

Eight vehicles were involved in a twisted traffic wreck at Harbor Boulevard and Valencia Mesa Drive in Fullerton on Thursday afternoon.

The violent crash happened around 4 p.m near St. Jude Medical Center. Fullerton police and medical personnel responded to the scene. At least one person was killed in the wreck.

Police say a man in a yellow F-150 pickup truck was seen speeding northbound when he suddenly veered into oncoming traffic, slamming into seven vehicles in the southbound lanes that were apparently stopped at a red light.

The pickup truck was upside-down and on top of an SUV just behind a mangled sportscar. A minivan, another SUV and several sedans surrounded the locus of the wreck.

The driver of the pickup, a white male in his mid-50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Among the five injured was a man who is a paraplegic. His wheelchair was still strapped to the vehicle. Investigators say, amazingly, none of the survivors suffered any life-threatening injuries.

Police are trying to figure if drugs or alcohol may have played a part in the deadly crash.

Harbor Boulevard was closed from Bastanchury Road south to Brea Boulevard indefinitely while the investigation was underway.