March 17, 1990, Saturday, Valley Edition
Metro; Part B; Page 11; Column 1
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WOMAN KILLED AS VAN SWERVES OFF FREEWAY
A Glendale woman was killed Friday morning when her van mysteriously swerved off the Glendale Freeway.
The California Highway Patrol has been unable to determine what caused the crash, said Officer Tami Low of the CHP's Verdugo Hills substation.
Low said Lili Amirian, 34, was driving south between 8:20 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Witnesses said the vehicle was in one of the middle two lanes and suddenly swerved to the outside, Low said.
The van turned end-over-end and came to rest in a culvert on the side of the freeway.
Amirian was pronounced dead at the scene. Her son Edwin, 2, survived with only a bump on the head, probably because he was strapped into an infant car restrainer in the back seat, Low said.
The van showed no sign of mechanical defect, and all four of its tires were intact, Low said.
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