OFFICIALS CALL ALCOHOL FACTOR IN FATAL CRASH.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer LAKE VIEW TERRACE - A 48-year-old Sylmar man was killed early Tuesday when the truck he was driving was rear-ended by a drunk-driving suspect along the Foothill Freeway authorities said. The victim, whose identity was withheld pending notification of his relatives, died at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills shortly after the 4:15 a.m. crash, officials said. His 1984 Toyota pickup was hit by a Nissan Altima
The Altima (pronounced ALL-timah) is a mid-size car (formerly compact) currently being manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan, and is arguably a continuation of the driven by Tiffany Alcala, 22, of Lake Balboa, who was speeding on the freeway near the Ronald Reagan Freeway connector, officials said. The impact knocked the victim's truck over a median, down a dirt embankment and into a tree. ``Unfortunately her extreme state 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 , her high speed, and unsafe lane changes were big causes of the crash,'' said 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 Officer Christopher Joller. ``It's extremely sad the victim had to die.'' Alcala suffered minor injuries. She failed a field sobriety test and her blood was being analyzed to determine her blood-alcohol level, officials said. She was being held on suspicion of drunk driving and 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. . Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com |
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