Stretch of OC freeway named for fire captain killed by alleged DUI driver

A stretch of highway in Orange County is being renamed for Costa Mesa fire Capt. Michael Kreza, who was killed in a crash last year.

COSTA MESA, Calif. (KABC) -- A stretch of highway in Orange County is being renamed after a Costa Mesa firefighter who was killed in a crash last year.

Monday the state Senate voted to designate the 55 Freeway between 19th Street and MacArthur Boulevard as the "Costa Mesa Fire Captain Michael Kreza Memorial Highway."
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Captain Kreza was killed last November when his bicycle was struck by a suspected DUI driver.

Kreza had been training for a triathlon.
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He left behind a wife and three young daughters.

Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue Capt. Mike Kreza is seen with his wife and three daughters.

Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue

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