Suspect in Hit-and-run Crash on PCH Arrested
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2023) – Jahson Imgrund, 23, of Lake Forest, was arrested Sunday on hit-and-run charges for a crash that injured five roughly a week ago on Pacific Coast Highway in Seal Beach.
Five teenage girls were injured in the violent Seal Beach hit-and-run crash a week ago on Saturday night at PCH and Main Street.
Jahson Imgrund reportedly surrendered himself to Seal Beach police eight days later on Sunday, Feb. 19th, police said. He was immediately arrested and booked on felony hit and run with serious bodily injury, police said.
Hit-and-run Crash in Seal Beach
The two-vehicle crash happened around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11th at the Seal Beach intersection, the Long Beach Post reports.
A total of three 17-year-old girls and two women in their 20s were injured in the crash.
Meanwhile, police were searching for the suspect in a gold 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300 who fled the scene.
The driver in the Mercedes was first spotted by Huntington Beach police allegedly driving reckless and speeding northbound on Pacific Coast Highway near Warner Avenue. They alerted Seal Beach police as the driver headed towards the city.
Crash at Seal Beach Intersection on PCH
Jahson Imgrund allegedly sped through a red traffic light at the intersection of PCH and Main Street and crashed into a silver car occupied by the five females. The victim’s car was making a turn at the intersection. The suspect’s vehicle wound up crashed into a Seal Beach bus bench in front of the Chase bank on PCH. The suspect exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
Meanwhile, all five occupants of the victim’s vehicle were rushed to local trauma centers for treatment of serious injuries. However, two of the women in their early to mid 20s were later discharged from hospital. Three others — all 17-year-old Orange County girls — remained in the hospital in serious but stable condition the next day.
Witnesses or anyone with information about the crash, should call Traffic Investigator Officer James Dowdell at 562-799-4100, ext. 1627 or email [email protected]
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SOURCE: Long Beach Post, ABC News
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