Crash Off Mountain Road Kills Driver
A 30-year-old man died and his passenger was critically injured Tuesday in an apparent street race when their car skidded off a winding mountain road. Two vehicles were racing down Tuna Canyon Road about 6 p.m., when one of the cars plunged over the side and down a 50-foot embankment near Sabina Drive, said California Highway Patrol Officer Richard Perez.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, said Dan Opbroek, a dispatch supervisor for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The passenger was airlifted to UCLA Medical Center.
Officials were still investigating the cause of the crash Tuesday night, Perez said.
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