Man escapes fall with minor injuries

ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY — Were it not for his 1954 Lincoln Town Car that took the brunt of an early-morning crash, a 54-year-old Palmdale man might have lost his life Friday just north of La Cañada Flintridge, a CHP officer said.

The man was traveling toward the city about 7:45 a.m. Friday morning when he went off the side of the road and hit a dirt embankment on Angeles Crest Highway, Officer Vince Bell said. The collision caused him to lose control of his car, and he went over the edge. He was found about 300 feet below the road about an hour later by Caltrans workers.

The Montrose Search and Rescue Team and firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department pulled the man from the car about 11:30 a.m. He escaped with minor injuries, Bell said. The man was taken by helicopter to Huntington Memorial Hospital for further evaluation.

Janine Marnien

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