Long Beach Man Is Killed in Crash
A Long Beach man was killed Friday when his car slammed into a bridge in Buena Park, police said.
William J. Baxter, 21, died at the scene following the 1:16 a.m. accident, said Buena Park Police Officer Rich McMillen. The accident occurred on Valley View Street south of Artesia Boulevard.
Baxter, who was alone in the car, apparently drifted across a lane and rammed into a concrete section of a bridge spanning a flood-control channel of Coyote Creek, police said.
After crashing into the bridge, the 1990 Ford Probe slammed into a light pole, McMillen said.
Baxter died from massive head and internal injuries.
An investigation indicated that the man was driving at a minimum speed of 65 m.p.h., police said.
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