Police: 6 people injured in suspected DUI crash near El Dorado Park

A three-vehicle crash in East Long Beach on Friday afternoon injured three adults and three children, according to officials.

Long Beach Police Department Lt. Rogelio Q. Trias informed City News Service that the incident occurred at 5:07 p.m. on Friday in the 7500 block of East Wardlow Road, which runs past El Dorado Park.

“The initial investigation revealed two vehicles traveling westbound on Wardlow Road collided, sending one of the vehicles across the center median, striking a third vehicle,” Trias said.

Long Beach Fire Department paramedics took the three adults and three children to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, he said.

According to Trias, one woman driver was apprehended on suspicion of driving under the influence. The investigation was ongoing.

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