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Driver, 71, Dies After Crashing Into Pole In Brea

BREA (CBS) — A 71-year-old driver was killed Friday after crashing into a pole in Brea, an Orange County coroner's investigator said.

Robert Williamson was declared dead at UC Irvine Medical Center shortly after the accident on Imperial Highway at Rose Drive about 7:50 p.m. Friday, according to the coroner's office.

An autopsy on Williamson is pending, but Brea police are handling the investigation.

No other information was immediately available.

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