Serene Francie Rosenberg, 48, of Dana Point, California, was arrested and booked on suspicion of DUI and murder after a head-on collision with a van killed 88-year-old Melvin Joseph Weibel, also of Dana Point.
“Based on preliminary investigation, the Land Rover was traveling westbound on Stonehill Drive and turned left against a red arrow signal in front of the Ford Transit van traveling eastbound on Stonehill Drive”, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department Saturday.
Serene Francie Rosenberg of Dana Point, California, was arrested after a collision with a van killed 88-year-old Melvin Joseph Weibel.
When deputies arrived at the crash scene, they found Rosenberg’s SUV and the van stranded at the intersection of Golden Lantern and Stonehill Drive in Dana Point.
While the driver of the van escaped with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the passenger of the van, retiree Weibel, succumbed to injuries sustained from the horrific crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.