Man dies after crashing stolen car into tree

IRVINE – A Garden Grove man died early today after slamming a speeding stolen car into a cluster of trees as he was trying to evade police, officials said.

The crash at the intersection of Alton Parkway and East Yale Loop occurred at 1:31 a.m.

At 1:30 a.m., an Irvine police officer saw a four-door Nissan Altima approaching the intersection of Alton Parkway and Harvard Avenue. The vehicle was traveling more than 80 miles per hour and didn't stop for the red traffic light at the intersection, Lt. Henry Boggs said.

The officer tried to stop the car but lit sped eastbound on Alton Parkway through Culver Drive.

About 30 seconds later, another officer sitting at the intersection of Alton Parkway and East Yale Loop saw the car speed by, Boggs said. The vehicle went out of control, struck the curb and smashed into trees on the intersection's southeast corner, he said.

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