1 dead, 2 injured in crash on 405 Freeway in Huntington Beach

A Costa Mesa man was killed late Thursday night when the car he was driving crashed into a construction area on the 405 Freeway in Huntington Beach, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver, pronounced dead at the scene, was identified as Spencer Sandridge of Costa Mesa, investigator Inez Chavez of the Orange County Coroner’s Office said. Sandridge was 27 years old.

Sandridge was driving southbound on the 405 at 10:34 p.m. Thursday when his 2012 Dodge drove through cones entering a construction zone south of Newland Street, the CHP said in a statement. Two Caltrans construction workers were injured; a 54-year-old male from Anaheim was taken to the Orange County Global Medical Center and a 46-year-old male from Corona was taken to UC Irvine Medical Center.

The southbound 405 was closed until about 8 a.m. Friday, according to CHP traffic logs.

The collision investigation is ongoing, CHP spokesman Duane Graham said. Anyone with information is asked to call (714) 892-4426.

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