The Region - News from July 16, 1987
A motorcyclist laughed off a warning from another motorist about dangerous driving, popped a wheelie and crashed into a car at 100 m.p.h., killing himself and a passenger in the car, police said. Witnesses said they saw James Pastorella, 24, speeding and weaving in and out of traffic in Canoga Park moments before he collided with a car driven by Richard Stadler, 40, at Canoga Avenue and Ingomar Street. Stadler’s wife, Barbara, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene, as was Pastorella, and Stadler was hospitalized in serious condition.
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