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Vehicle Submerged, 5th Ld
Driver Dies When SUV Plunges Into Los Cerritos Channel
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LONG BEACH (CNS) - A 16-year-old girl was killed today when the sport
utility vehicle she was driving plunged into a rain-swollen flood control
channel in Long Beach, according to authorities and a broadcast report.
The vehicle veered off Studebaker Road near the Garden Grove (22) Freeway,
plowed through a chain-link fence, tumbled down an embankment and landed
upside down in the Los Cerritos Channel just before 2 p.m., CHP Officer
Patrick Kimball said.
The driver was pulled from the submerged vehicle, taken to a hospital where
she was declared dead, authorities said.
A search near where the vehicle entered the water confirmed that the woman
was the SUV's only occupant, according to Paul Rodriquez of the Long Beach
Fire Department.
The driver was identified as Amanda Carter of Long Beach, NBC4 reported.
At least one passer-by jumped into the fast-moving water in a rescue
attempt, Rodriguez told KCAL9.
Studebaker Road was closed in both directions.
CNS-01-2-2006 18:16

Damn man...that's like...right next to my school.

Dang, that sucks. What a waste of life. So many people shouldnt be driving SUVs but still do. Such a danger and a waste.

Damn always drove down that st. along the river and always forsaw someone just driving off the road. Not much to stop a car but the said chain link fence, sad to hear that happened. That passer-by sure had alot of balls but sounds like not to bright. Good chance he could have drowned too.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5597041&postcount=4

At least Doug was interested in finding out who the involved parties were. I'm glad that you're satisfied just by knowing there were blood and guts involved.

Gotta love them journalists... :rolleyes

don't fatal "accidents"(:rolleyes, mostly involving drugs and bullets) happen every day in LBC?:confused

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so did she die from the impact or by drowning? sucks either way.