L.A. Deputy Dies After Ortega Highway Crash
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has died of injuries she suffered Monday in a single-car accident on Ortega Highway, authorities said Thursday.
Bonnie Newman, 42, of Aliso Viejo was westbound Monday night when she lost control of her car on a curve near Rancho Carillo Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Steve Miles said.
Newman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the car, Miles said. She was taken to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center in Mission Viejo, where she died about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, officials said.
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