2 KILLED, 3 HURT IN CLIFF CAR CRASHES : RESCUED SISTERS' CONDITIONS CRITICAL.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Cars plunged off two Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, cliffs, killing two people and leaving three others critically injured, authorities said Saturday. The crash in which both people died occurred Friday afternoon in the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los . In the second, a driver survived a 100-foot cliff plunge early Saturday that scattered car parts along the Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. beach. The first accident was reported shortly before 5 p.m. Friday when a 1990 Ford Festiva fell 200 to 500 feet from a winding mountain road into a ravine. California Highway Patrol Officer Garry Goldenberg said it was unclear why the car made a wide left turn and drove 150 feet across a turnout before plunging off the Angeles Crest Highway The Angeles Crest Highway is a two-lane (one lane of travel in each direction) segment of California State Route 2 in the United States. The road is 66 miles in length, with its western terminus at the intersection at Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge and its eastern near La Canada Flintridge. Four people were flung from the car as it fell. A 43-year-old woman died at the scene, and a 42-year-old man died about four hours later at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center from head and chest injuries, authorities said. The two had the same last name, but Goldenberg said he was unable to confirm the nature of the relationship. Two sisters, ages 16 and 11, were plucked from the side of the cliff in a dramatic rescue. They were in critical condition Saturday at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, said Clement Mapanda, a hospital administrative supervisor. In Santa Monica, Jose Ruben Sanchez Perez, 23, of Hawthorne was speeding on Wilshire Boulevard about 2:30 a.m. Saturday when he did not stop at Ocean Avenue, barreled through a fence and plummeted down a 100-foot cliff, authorities said. He was in critical condition 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. , a nurse said. Police said he had two broken legs and extensive internal injuries. Investigators suspected alcohol was a factor in the crash, said police Sgt. Harry Kutzbach. The 1989 Honda Prelude landed on Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
About 100 people who were gathered in the parking lot saw the car careen off the cliff. ``It was indeed a miracle no one else was hurt and no other property damage occurred,'' Kutzbach said. |
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