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Man Injured in Pomona Crash Dies

Mauricio Garcia, 41, was airlifted to a local hospital, but could not be saved

A San Bernardino County man driving a speeding BMW died of injuries when his car collided with a sport utility vehicle and a tractor- trailer in Pomona, police said today.

Mauricio Garcia, 41, of unincorporated Alta Loma, died of injuries suffered in the crash in the 400 block of East Holt Avenue about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to Pomona police.

Garcia was airlifted to a hospital, but he could not be saved.

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The SUV was rear-ended, and its driver was taken to a hospital to be checked out. The big rig driver was uninjured, police said.

Images from the scene showed wreckage scattered over a 1-1/2 block stretch of Holt Avenue.

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