Man Charged with Deadly Crash in Huntington Beach
Police say Lukas McHargue was driving more than 100 mph with alcohol and marijuana in his system before the crash.
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Man Charged with Deadly Crash in Huntington Beach
A 24-year-old man charged with a deadly crash in Huntington Beach in April was arrested Wednesday. Lukas William Mchargue was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the April 15 crash that killed 53-year-old Heather Lewis. Huntington Beach police arrested Mchargue in Oceanside, police said. Mchargue, who was behind the wheel of a BMW 328i, was accused of crashing into the rear of the victim’s Kia Soul about 10:40 p.m. on Pacific Coast High…
Murder charges in fatal crash
THE KIA SOUL in the Bolsa Chica wetlands (HBFD photo). The man suspected of being the drunken driver in a tragic fatal crash in Huntington Beach has been arrested and faces murder charges. According to Jessica Cuchilla, public information officer for the HBPD, arrested in Oceanside on Wednesday was Lukas McHargue, 24, of Long Beach. He is accused of driving his BMW 328i at speeds over 100 miles an hour on April 15, 2026 at around 10:40 p.m. on P…
Driver arrested for murder after fatal high-speed DUI crash in coastal Orange County
Lukas McHargue, 24, has been arrested and charged with murder following a comprehensive investigation into an April 2026 high-speed DUI collision that claimed the life of 53-year-old Heather Lewis. Detectives from the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) Special Investigation Bureau and Major Accident Investigation Team tracked McHargue to Oceanside, California, where he was taken into… Source
A man from Huntington Beach was arrested for murder following an investigation into a fatal crash for driving under the effects of alcohol that cost the lives of a 53-year-old woman earlier this year, authorities announced on Wednesday. Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) arrested Lukas McHargue, 24, on July 15 after the detectives tracked him down in Oceanside. He was arrested and transferred to Orange County Prison, where he is being hel…
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