Pair in critical condition after accident

Two passengers in a pickup truck that struck a tree in Huntington

Beach remain in critical condition at UCI Medical Center, police said

Wednesday.

Huntington Beach residents Sean VanAllen, 21, and Christopher

Costello, 22, were taken to the medical center after the truck they were

riding in struck a tree at 5:43 p.m. Monday near the intersection of

Delaware Street and Atlanta Avenue, police reported.

“As far as I know they’re still [doing fine] and in the hospital,”

said Sgt. Gary Meza.

Witnesses said the green pickup truck was traveling eastbound on

Atlanta Avenue at a high rate of speed. It turned north onto Delaware

Street and lost control, colliding with a tree, said Sgt. Mike Mello.

Huntington Beach Fire and Police crews arrived on scene to find that

Costello had been ejected from the truck and VanAllen was trapped inside,

police said.

“They had to cut VanAllen out of the vehicle,” Mello said.

No charges were filed against VanAllen or Costello and the

investigation into the accident is ongoing, police said.