SANTA ANA : Driver Dies After Car Crushes Him
A man who lost control of his car on the Santa Ana Freeway was killed Wednesday when he was thrown from the car and it rolled on him, authorities said.
Massoud Mansouri, 37, of Playa del Rey was traveling south at more than 100 miles per hour and using all lanes of traffic when he lost control of the 1989 BMW at about 1:25 a.m., California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Angle Johnson said.
Mansouri hit a traffic sign on the right shoulder just south of the 1st Street off-ramp “sending his car 60 feet into the air,” Johnson said.
The car landed near the embankment where it struck a light pole, ejecting Mansouri, she said.
The vehicle then rolled down the embankment and on top of Mansouri, Johnson said.
Mansouri was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana where he later died of his injuries, a hospital spokesperson said.
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