CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A 23-year-old Los Angeles man is in custody Tuesday on suspicion of killing his 9-year-old passenger when he drove drunk on a Carlsbad freeway, authorities said.
Michael J. Wright Jr. of Commerce in Los Angeles County was arrested shortly after the fatal crash, which occurred around 1 a.m. Monday on northbound Interstate 5 at Cassidy Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Nine-year-old Violet Rosenquist, also of Los Angeles County, was a rear seat passenger in a 2006 Lexus RS330 driven by Wright.
Wright is being held in the Vista jail on $300,000 bail on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence and other charges, according to jail records.
Wright allegedly failed to notice in time that vehicles were slowing down, then swerved to the right and crashed into a Dodge Caliber, hit a Honda CRV and slammed into the left rear of a big rig, the CHP reported.
Rosenquist was flown to Rady Children's Hospital, where she died minutes after arriving, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office. Her relationship to Wright remained undisclosed early this morning.
The driver of the Dodge suffered minor injuries, while the Honda's driver was taken to Tri-City Medical Center with moderate injuries, according to the CHP and a Carlsbad fire dispatcher.
Wright is expected to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon at the Vista courthouse, according to jail records.
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