Man killed in single-car crash identified as 75-year-old Milpitas resident

Authorities have identified a man who died Wednesday afternoon after crashing his car into a traffic signal pole in Huntington Beach as Hwa Chen, a 75-year-old resident of Milpitas.

Officers responded to the area shortly after noon after receiving a report of a single-vehicle traffic crash, the Huntington Beach Police Department said in a news release.

Responding officers discovered a silver 2002 Honda Accord with Chen still in the driver’s seat. He was alone in the car.

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Based on the preliminary investigation, police believe Chen was driving east on Edinger Avenue approaching Goldenwest Street when he struck the curb and the pole.

Chen was pronounced dead at the scene, said department spokeswoman Jennifer Marlatt.

During the investigation, police shut down the intersection.

Anyone with information is asked to call accident investigator Robert Barr at (714) 536-5666 or accident investigator Josh Page at (714) 536-5670.

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Brittany Woolsey, brittany.woolsey@latimes.com

Twitter: @BrittanyWoolsey