CAR-TRUCK COLLISION KILLS VALENCIA MAN.Byline: Daily News A Valencia man was killed Friday morning when the car he was riding in was hit broadside by a large van, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's officials said. Salvador Mendoza, 72, suffered massive head and chest injuries in the 10:45 a.m. collision on McBean Parkway and Arroyo Park Drive. He was taken to nearby Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mendoza was a passenger in a 1996 Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the bestselling car in the world, with over 30 million sold as of 2007. driven by his wife, Armida Mendoza, 62. Sheriff's investigators said Armida Mendoza turned from southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. McBean onto Arroyo Park, in front of the van. She was treated at the hospital for neck and chest pain. The other driver, 28-year-old Efren Garcia of Los Angeles, was not injured. Garcia was driving a 21-foot-long refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. van. The investigation closed a short stretch of McBean to one lane for about 2-1/2 hours, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a sheriff's report. The closure further complicated traffic problems on McBean due to construction north of the crash site. |
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