Crash kills Westminster man

A head-on crash on Newland Street near Edinger Avenue Monday afternoon killed one Westminster man and sent two others to the hospital.

The Orange County Coroner’s Office confirmed Mario Alberto Cruz, 21, of Westminster, died of his injuries at the scene. He was driving south with passenger Osvaldo Olvera, 19, of Westminster in a Honda Accord when the car crossed the center line into the northbound lanes, police said. The car hit a Toyota 4Runner head-on and was ripped in half, according to police. Olvera and the Toyota’s driver, Victor Jacobsen, 69, of Westminster, were rushed to UCI Medical Center in Orange with moderate injuries, police said.

Huntington Beach police are asking for anyone who may have seen the collision to call the traffic bureau at (714) 536-5663.

— Michael Alexander