1 dead after major crash shuts down Pacific Coast Highway i…

Car Crash Newport Beach California in Newport Beach, California: A person was killed Wednesday afternoon in a major traffic collision on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach, California. The crash was reported around 12:46 p.m. near Pelican Point and Coast Highway, according to Newport Beach police spokesperson Heather Rangel. Details about the collision were not immediately available, and investigators had not yet confirmed whether it involved a vehicle and pedestrian or multiple vehicles. All southbound lanes of East Coast Highway at Pelican Point and all northbound lanes at Newport Coast Drive were closed due to the crash.