Crime & Safety
Laguna Niguel Teen in Critical Condition After Slamming into Pole
A 16 year-old boy driving without a license was speeding on Alicia Parkway before losing control and crashing, police say.
A 16-year-old boy remained hospitalized in critical condition resulting from the solo crash of a car he was driving at high speed in Laguna Niguel, authorities said today.
It happened about 10:45 p.m. Thursday on Alicia Parkway near Niguel Road, Orange County sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock said.
The teen -- who was not licensed to drive -- apparently was speeding on southbound Alicia Parkway when the BMW M3 sedan went out of control and slammed into a power pole, Hallock said.
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According to the preliminary investigation, alcohol was not a factor in the crash, Hallock said.
Firefighters freed the injured boy from the wreckage, Hallock said.
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