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Local : Lancaster Man Dies in Wreck

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From Times Staff and Wire reports

A Lancaster man was killed today when his car skidded out of control on a patch of ice, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported.

Thomas Hunsaker, 21, died when his skidding car struck a street light pole on 17th Street West about 2:30 a.m., Deputy D. Giddings said.

Killed in a separate accident Sunday night was Martin Earl Hopson, 26, of Arleta, whose car hit a utility pole on Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga, said Los Angeles Police Officer Michael Pond. Ice was not believed to be a factor in the accident, Pond said.

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