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A sailor was killed in an automobile accident Friday night after he reached forward and covered the driver’s eyes, prompting the car to veer off the road and smash into a tree, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The victim was identified as Stephen Clay Oliver, 33, a crewman on the guided-missile cruiser Long Beach. He was thrown from the car at the scene on California 79. A CHP spokeswoman said the driver and other passenger escaped with minor injuries.
The spokeswoman said the men had been drinking.
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