Briefly

A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving

after a three-car, wrong-way accident in Newport Beach that left four

people injured, police said.

The suspect, Matthew Reves Gorry of Cypress, remains hospitalized at

Western Medical Center with a fractured forearm and left leg after the

accident about 11:25 p.m. Friday on Newport Boulevard at the Pacific

Coast Highway underpass.

Newport Beach police said Gorry allegedly was driving his 1999 Ford

Taurus north on Newport Boulevard when he crossed over the raised median

into the southbound traffic lanes.

Gorry’s car allegedly collided head-on with a 1999 Mercedes E320

driven by Shelley Johnson, 29, of Foothill Ranch, who had two passengers,

Samantha Mongeon, 23, of Costa Mesa and Kristin Zocholl, 32, of

Riverside, police said. All three were injured.

Both vehicles then were struck by a 1998 Honda Civic driven by Trudy

McCall, 21 of Newport Beach, who also was heading south on Newport

Boulevard. She was not injured.

Johnson was treated at UCI Medical Center for a fractured left arm and

back and ankle pain. Mongeon was taken to Hoag Hospital with a broken

collarbone, cuts and chest and shoulder pain. Zocholl was treated at

Western Medical Center for a broken femur, dislocated hip and a cerebral

hemorrhage.

Free workshops set on art in education

Newport Beach Arts Commissioner Lila Crespin will present a series of

art education workshops for teachers and parents of elementary school

students from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the

offices of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, 2985 Bear St., Costa

Mesa.

The workshops will train educators how to incorporate art concepts in

the curriculum in a way that can help motivate students and improve

learning in all subjects.

“We are really trying to get teachers to see how important art in

education really is,” said Crespin, who has been an administrator and

presenter for the Getty Education Institute for 17 years.

Admission is free. Reservations are required. Information: (949)

673-2721.

Student artwork on display in Newport

Artwork by students at Back Bay and Monte Vista alternative high

schools in Newport Beach will be on exhibit from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

weekdays through March 6 at Newport Beach City Hall, 3300 Newport Blvd.

The exhibit, which depicts subjects and activities that matter most to

the students, is co-sponsored by the Newport Beach Arts Commission and

Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club.

Admission is free. Information: (949) 717-3870.

Volunteers to help fill out tax forms

Volunteer tax counselors trained in conjunction with the Internal

Revenue Service will be available to prepare personal income tax returns

and provide answers to tax questions beginning Feb. 1 at Oasis Senior

Center, 800 Marguerite Ave., Newport Beach.

The Tax-Aide Program, administered by the American Assn. of Retired

Persons Foundation in cooperation with the IRS, is in its 33rd year of

providing free income tax counseling, which is provided by appointment

only.

The program is open to middle- and low-income residents of all ages,

with special attention given to senior citizens.

Information: (949) 644-3244.