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Accident claims one, driver arrested
One man was killed and another injured early Sunday morning when
their Chevrolet Camaro struck a tree on Newport Boulevard and
Industrial Way in Costa Mesa.
David Robison, 28, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was pronounced dead
at the scene after the car, driven by 28-year-old Phillip Steyerman
of Monterey Park, went off the road and struck a tree.
Police suspect Steyerman was speeding as he drove northbound on
Newport Boulevard at 1:15 a.m. causing him to lose control of the
car, said Sgt. Larry Hicks of the Costa Mesa Police Department.
Steyerman was transported to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana
for a concussion and broken clavicle and was arrested on suspicion of
driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter, Hicks said.
