A man has been arrested and charged with murder after authorities
alleged that he killed a 53-year-old woman while driving under the
influence and speeding on Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, crashing
into her car and sending it into nearby wetlands, police said Wednesday,
July 15.

Huntington Beach police found Lukas McHargue, 24, in Oceanside on
Wednesday and took him into custody three months after the April 15
crash that took Heather LewisA life, said police spokeswoman Jessica
Cuchilla in a news release.

That night, McHargueAs BMW rear-ended LewisA Kia Soul on PCH south of
Warner Avenue, launching her car into the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, police
said. The car then overturned and submerged, trapping Lewis inside.

Lewis was later extracted from the Kia and taken to a hospital, where
she died shortly after.

Investigators believe McHargue was driving more than 100 miles per hour
u more than double the speed limit u shortly before the crash. Police
alleged he had both alcohol and marijuana in his system and was more
than double the legal blood alcohol limit.

The Orange County District AttorneyAs Office charged McHargue with
murder. He is being held in Orange County Jail without bond.

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