LOS ALAMITOS : Rosemead Man Is Killed in Collision
A Rosemead man was killed when his car collided with a pickup truck in Los Alamitos, police said Friday.
Steven Chen, 25, died at Long Beach Memorial Hospital at 7:04 p.m. Thursday, about two hours after he was airlifted by helicopter from the crash scene.
Los Alamitos Police Cpl. Rod McKenzie said an initial investigation determined that Chen tried to make a left turn as he was leaving his workplace on Los Vaqueros Circle.
Chen failed to yield the right of way and his Toyota station wagon was rammed by an oncoming Ford pickup, McKenzie said.
McKenzie said Chen died from massive head, chest and abdominal injuries.
The crash was the first fatal traffic accident in Los Alamitos since October, 1986, police said.
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