Crime & Safety
Artesia Man, 78, Involved in Fatal Crash on 110 in South Pasadena
The Artesia local was struck by a vehicle whose driver was killed in the accident.
A young man was killed Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident, involving an Artesia man, on the southbound Pasadena (110) Freeway in South Pasadena.
The crash occurred on the 110 Freeway south of Orange Grove Avenue around 1 a.m. on March 6, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Agustin Velasquez, 18, of Los Angeles, died at the scene, said coroner's Chief Craig Harvey.
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According to the preliminary investigation, Velasquez was driving a 1989 Honda "at an unsafe speed'' when his vehicle hit the center divider and caromed into the side of a 2011 Hyundai driven by a 78-year-old Artesia man, who suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP.
The accident shut down southbound lanes until about 5 a.m., the CHP reported.
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