Passenger Mike Toledo, 48, killed, 38-year-old driver critically injured after high-speed crash into utility pole at Cayuga Street and Effey Street in Santa Cruz, California
Speeding Driver Crashes Into Pole in Santa Cruz, Killing Passenger
Police responded to the 5:45 a.m. crash at the intersection of Cayuga and Effey streets and found a car had struck a pole, trapping two men inside.
Fatal Santa Cruz crash trails neighborhood concerns
Just two days before a 48-year-old man was killed in a car crash Sunday night, community members gathered to air grievances to city officials about unsafe traffic conditions in the same neighborhood.
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