BRIEFLY PASSENGER DIES; DUI ARREST MADE.SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - A 25-year-old Santa Clarita man was killed Saturday afternoon and another man severely injured after the driver they were riding with lost control of a pickup and smashed into a tree, authorities said Sunday. The California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. said Enrique Villar, 36, of Canyon Country was driving the pickup at a high rate of speed west on Placerita Canyon Road about 5 p.m., just east of the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. . Villar was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and manslaughter, officials said. Police said Villar lost control of the 2000 Toyota, drove across the road and down an embankment and struck a tree. The 25-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released pending notification of relatives. Villar and Sal Ortiz, 23, were taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with severe injuries. Their conditions were not available. - Daily News Dead man found in wrecked SUV CSTAIC - A 38-year-old Frenso man missing since Dec. 30 was found dead Sunday morning in his wrecked vehicle along the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said a passer-by called 911 about 9 a.m. after noticing skid marks and a sports utility vehicle sports utility vehicle sport n → véhicule m de loisirs (de type SUV) sports utility vehicle n (esp US) → fuoristrada m inv over a freeway embankment, north of Templin Highway. Police don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where the man was heading or what caused the crash. The incident is under investigation. - Daily News |
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