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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Young permit driver hospitalized, passenger killed in tragic Laguna Beach crash
Family members and loved ones are devastated after a tragic incident in Orange County left a man dead and a young driver severely injured on Monday afternoon. The Laguna Beach Police Department said that at 4:14 p.m., crews were dispatched to reports of an injury traffic collision on Coast Highway between Wesley and Montage Resort drives. However, a preliminary investigation revealed that the crash did not originate on the highway but instead came to rest there after plummeting down a nearby embankment. According to police, the young permit motorist, whose age or gender was not revealed, was driving in the upper parking lot of a Gelson's Market with an adult male passenger when their vehicle breached a fence barrier and plunged over the edge of the structure. Details are limited; officials did not immediately disclose what caused the driver to veer off the lot or how far of a drop it was to the ground. After falling from the structure, the vehicle continued down an embankment before landing on Coast Highway. Police said that the driver suffered 'significant injuries' and was transported to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo for treatment. 'Tragically, an adult male passenger in the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene,' stated the department's release. 'The Laguna Beach Police Department extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones affected by this tragic incident.' Police did not explicitly say whether the driver and passenger were family. The cause of the deadly crash remains under investigation, and officials said additional details will be released as they become available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
Crash injures 1, damages several power poles in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – Police are investigating an early morning crash that left a pedestrian critically injured and significant property damage to several power poles in west Asheville. The Asheville Police Department said officers responded to a single vehicle crash with injuries in the 600 block of Haywood Road just after 1 a.m. Tuesday. According to reports, early investigation of the scene suggests a 2015 Nissan Pathfinder was traveling east on Haywood Road at a high rate of speed when it left the roadway and hit a power pole. Police said the vehicle continued driving and struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk before driving through another power pole, swerving left off the other side of the road and taking out a bike rack and the bus stop in front of Ingles. The pedestrian was taken to Mission Hospital with significant injuries and remains in critical condition, according the reports. The Asheville Police Department said the driver of the vehicle, 34-year-old Max Clayton Howard Mackin, was found to be impaired at the scene. He was taken into custody and charged with the following: Driving while impaired Felony possession of schedule II Felony possession of controlled substance in secured facility Failure to maintain lane Failure to wear a seatbelt Mackin was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility where he was given no bond by a magistrate due to the Pretrial Integrity Act. The police department said Duke Energy is actively working to restore power to traffic lights on Haywood Road, but that traffic is flowing without delay. More charges on Mackin are expected as the investigation continues. If you have any information regarding this incident, contact APD at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip by texting TIP2APD to 847411 or through the mobile app. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
