Infant Killed, 2 Adults Injured in Suspected DUI Crash in Orange County
A suspected DUI driver allegedly rammed into a couple pushing their infant in a stroller, killing the baby, April 2 in Los Flores, an unincorporated neighborhood bordering Mission Viejo, California, police said.
Daniel Lenihan, 54, of San Clemente, was driving a 2017 Hyundai Sonata on the east sidewalk of Antonio Parkway, south of Oaktree Lane when he allegedly jumped the curb and drove several hundred feet on the sidewalk prior to the accident, according to the California Highway Patrol, who responded to the accident at 4:15 p.m.
Lenihan was arrested and he was suspected of being under the influence of drugs during the incident, according to the highway patrol.
The victims were rushed to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, where the infant succumbed to his injuries.
The parents—identified as Kyle Ohlwhiler, 34, and Hayley Ohlwiler, 31, of Rancho Santa Margarita—are being treated for major injuries, Officer Brian Kinsey told The Epoch Times.
Their child, Madden, was 11 months old, Kinsey said.
Lenihan was arrested and booked at the Orange County jail on a $100,000 bond, Kinsey said. He faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, he said.
Lenihan has an upcoming court appearance April 4, according to jail records.
