Crime & Safety
Man, 22, Killed In Rain-Soaked Woodland Hills Crash
Weather was a factor in the the death of a 22-year-old man who lost control of his car and crashed into a pole in Woodland Hills.
WOODLAND HILLS, CA — A 22-year-old West Hills man was fatally injured when a car he was driving crashed into a utility pole in Woodland Hills, police said.
The crash took place about 8:50 p.m. Monday, at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Royer Avenue, according to a desk officer at Valley Traffic Division of Los Angeles police.
It appeared the unidentified driver lost control of the vehicle before it hit the pole. Weather was a factor in the crash, the desk officer said.
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Firefighters used the jaws of life to pull the victim from a red Ford Mustang, ABC7 News reported
Paramedics took the driver to Northridge Hospital where the victim was pronounced dead about 40 minutes later, the desk officer said.
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The person's name was withheld pending family notification. No other injuries were reported.
LAPD's Valley Traffic Division was investigating the crash.
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