Young Driver Killed by Crash Into Pole
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An Anaheim man was killed early Friday when he drove into a traffic pole.
Police said Steven Lopez, 18, was driving south on Associated Road near Rolling Hills Drive at about 2 a.m. when his car struck a curb, knocked over a sign and a tree and hit the pole.
Lopez, who was alone in the car, was taken to St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, where he was pronounced dead.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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