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Hahn, Villaraigosa will be at meeting

A town hall meeting Tuesday in Tarzana will feature Los Angeles city leaders, including mayoral rivals James Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa, describing their visions for the San Fernando Valley.

The town hall meeting, presented by the Tarzana Property Owners Association Inc., is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with refreshments and a business meeting beforehand.

Residents are invited to bring neighbors, friends and questions to the session, which takes place at El Caballero Country Club, 18300 Tarzana Drive.

- Daily News

Crash victim, 77, dies from injuries

WOODLAND HILLS - A 77-year-old Northridge woman died Saturday from injuries she suffered in a traffic collision a day earlier, police said.

Angele Ghazarian died about 1:30 a.m. at Northridge Hospital. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Haroutioun Ghazarian, 82, who also was injured in the crash at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Their car was going north on De Soto Avenue when it collided with a southbound car that was making a left turn onto Oxnard Street, according to Los Angeles police officials.

The other driver, identified as Jolanta Zych, 84, of Woodland Hills, told police she was unhurt. No citation was issued.

- Daily News

Saugus resident in I-5 crash ID'd

SAN FERNANDO - A motorist who died in a solo vehicle crash on the southbound Golden State Freeway near San Fernando was identified Saturday as a 19-year-old Saugus resident, a coroner's lieutenant said.

Melvin Ross Maniago Beleno died when he lost control of the car he was driving about a half-mile north of San Fernando Mission Boulevard at 3:55 p.m. Friday, said Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Richard Hanna.

Witnesses told investigators that after Maniago Beleno lost control, the car spun out and crashed into a light pole, California Highway Patrol Officer Vince Ramirez said.

Paramedics declared the 19-year-old dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Two other people in the car were not seriously injured, Ramirez said.

- City News Service

2 men shot near previous attack

PANORAMA CITY - Two men were wounded in a shooting in the Panorama City area, a day after a man was fatally shot in the same part of the San Fernando Valley, authorities said Saturday.

The men, both in their late 20s, were meeting with another group of people at 10:45 p.m. Friday near Sylmar Avenue and Tupper Street, said Sgt. Jeff Harte of the Los Angeles Police Department's Devonshire Station.

The victims, whose names haven't been made public, were standing outside the vehicle they arrived in when someone from another group pulled a gun and began shooting, Harte said.

One man was hit in the left arm and grazed near his stomach. The other was shot in the foot, Harte said, adding neither wound was life- threatening.

A man was fatally shot Thursday night while using a public telephone near Plummer Street and Van Nuys Boulevard, about a block from Friday's attack.

The two shootings weren't believed to be related, Harte said.

- City News Service

Driver accused in injury collision

A motorist was arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run as well as drunken driving following a crash Saturday on the Hollywood Freeway in the Hollywood Hills area, said the California Highway Patrol.

The driver and three other people - a 20-year-man, a 17-year-old girl and an unidentified female - suffered major injuries. A 15-year-old girl suffered moderate injuries, and an unidentified female escaped with only minor injuries.

The collision on the northbound freeway, north of Pilgrimage Terrace in the Hollywood Hills area, was reported to the CHP at 2:25 a.m.

Carlos A. Velasco, a 22-year-old North Hollywood resident, was reportedly driving a 1995 Acura Integra when he made an unsafe turning movement to the right, crossing the traffic lanes and continuing eastbound.

The car then struck some trees and shrubs along the east road edge. The Acura then hit a metal light pole and a chain-link fence. The car overturned and slid onto its roof onto Cahuenga Boulevard East.

The force of the crash caused all the passengers in the rear of the car to be ejected. When the car finally came to a rest, Velasco reportedly tried to flee the scene on foot.

- City News Service