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Father ID'd In Fatal Driving Lesson Crash

James Politoski, 64, died Monday, May 26, in Laguna Beach while teaching his 15-year-old daughter to drive at a market parking lot.
During a driving lesson in the parking area of a Gelson’s market, a teenage girl with a learner’s permit lost control of the vehicle, causing it to break through a fence and tumble down an embankment.
Their sedan rolled about 40 feet, ending upside down on the Coast Highway sidewalk near Wesley Drive and Montage Resort Drive.
Authorities said a pedal mix-up may have caused the accident, and the daughter was seriously injured but expected to survive after being taken to Mission Hospital.
The fatal crash during a driving lesson deeply affected the community, with police calling it a tragic loss of someone 'being a good parent.

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