Driver arrested in Oregon crash that killed 3 Costa Mesa residents
A driver involved in an Oregon crash that killed three Costa Mesa residents in September has been arrested on a vehicular manslaughter warrant, according to police.
Costa Mesa police arrested Joshua Gibson, 28, at his apartment in the 600 block of Baker Street about 6:50 p.m. Monday, according to Sgt. Mike Manson.
Officers watched the apartment for about a half-hour before taking Gibson into custody without incident, Manson said. Oregon State Police detectives had requested Gibson’s arrest earlier that day, Manson said.
On the evening of Sept. 10, Gibson was driving a 1999 Buick that crashed head-on into a pickup truck on a highway just south of Kerby, Ore., according to Oregon authorities.
The Buick “was traveling northbound on Highway 199 and attempted to pass another vehicle, where passing was not allowed (solid double line),” a news release from the state police said. “The Buick traveled into the path of a southbound 2004 Ford pickup, where they collided head-on.”
The crash killed three passengers in the Buick, according to authorities: Claire N. Honsaker, 25, Steve E. Stinson, 28, and Christoffer T. Burke, 27, all of Costa Mesa.
Authorities said Gibson was seriously injured in the crash, and a fourth passenger, Kean G. Krause, 21, of Costa Mesa, also was hurt, although it’s unclear how badly.
The Ford’s driver suffered minor injuries, state police said.
At the time, an Oregon State Police spokesman said alcohol might have played a part in the crash.
Authorities did not immediately return a call Tuesday morning asking for an update on the investigation and details of the warrant.
Stinson and Burke were active in Orange County’s music scene. They co-owned the Newport Beach company Divine Rewind Events, which described itself as a “collective of free-thinking artists. We are devoted to spreading love and heightening vibrations through our art, music and events.”
Burke went by the stage name MC Bizurk and Stinson was known by Raid in the local drum and bass culture.
