1 DEAD, 5 HURT IN CANYON CAR CRASH.Byline: - Jason Kandel A 15-year-old San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. girl was killed and her five companions injured Saturday when the stolen sport utility vehicle they were in flipped over in a suspected alcohol-induced crash on a winding canyon road, according to officials. A passenger identified as Maria Rincon was pronounced dead at the scene of the 3 a.m. crash just south of tunnel No. 1 on Malibu Canyon Road, officials said. Jose Esau Vargas, 18, also of San Fernando, was the driver of the 2002 Nissan Xterra, officials said. He was injured in the crash, along with four passengers. Vargas was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. and drunk driving and was being held at a jail ward at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , police said. Two passengers who suffered moderate injuries were also transported to UCLA Medical Center, while two others with moderate injuries were taken to Northridge Medical Center. California Highway Patrol officers reported that Vargas was drunk and speeding through a sharp turn in the northbound lanes of Malibu Canyon Road when the crash occurred. Police said the SUV went out of control, crossed the center dividing lines into opposing traffic and onto a dirt shoulder. While on the dirt shoulder, the auto hit several no-parking signs, then flipped over a guard rail, trapping most of the occupants, officials said. Vargas managed to climb out of the wrecked SUV, but his passengers remained trapped. A passer-by called 911, and Los Angeles County firefighters arriving on the scene used the Jaws of Life Jaws of Life A trademark used for a pneumatic tool consisting of a pincerlike metal device that is inserted into the body of a severely damaged vehicle and opened to provide access to people trapped inside. Noun 1. in the rescue, officials said. Evidence found at the site suggested Vargas had been drinking, and the suspect displayed ``objective symptoms of intoxication intoxication, condition of body tissue affected by a poisonous substance. Poisonous materials, or toxins, are to be found in heavy metals such as lead and mercury, in drugs, in chemicals such as alcohol and carbon tetrachloride, in gases such as carbon monoxide, and ,'' said Officer Leland Tang, a CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan spokesman. |
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