Driver Dies After Crashing Car Into Tree
TRABUCO CANYON —
A 20-year-old man died Saturday after crashing his car into a tree on the side of Live Oak Canyon Road south of Canyon Creek Drive, authorities said.
Douglas Monnig of Trabuco Canyon was driving south on Live Oak Canyon at a high rate of speed at 12:55 a.m. when he lost control of the car and was fatally injured, according to a spokeswoman for the California Highway Patrol.
A 23-year-old passenger in Monnig’s car suffered minor injuries, the spokeswoman said.
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