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April 23, 1990, Monday, Valley Edition

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DIGEST / LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF: MAN, 31, DIES AFTER CAR LEAVES FREEWAY

A Reseda man died early Sunday morning when his car struck a tree near Griffith Park, the California Highway Patrol reported.

David Olvera Diaz, 31, was driving east on the Ventura Freeway near Forest Lawn Drive about 2:12 a.m. when his car left the roadway and slammed into a tree, Officer Scott Davis said.

Diaz died at the scene, Davis said.

The cause of the accident was unknown.

No other cars were involved, Davis said.

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